An online blog for students enrolled in FRSM 1000 (Xavier, New Orleans & the World) on the intersections of food culture and popular culture.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Blog 6 & Blog 7: “On the Range” & “Cogs in the Great Machine”
Why did Schlosser frame Chapter 6 with Hank's story? How does Hank's story relate to Chapter 7?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Blog 5: Behind the Counter & Success
Compare and contrast the conditions of workers in fast food restaurants (Chapter 3) with the franchisees that "own" these restaurants(Chapter 4)? How are their struggles similar and different?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Blog 4: Questions for Eric Schlosser
Look back over Chapters 1-5. Post one question based on your reading of Fast Food Nation thus far. What would you want to ask Schlosser ? Create a thought-provoking question that goes beyond what is written into other related topics that his book, perhaps, points toward but does not directly address.
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