SWANK Digital Campus

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Digital Campus by Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. allows students to legally view course-assigned films once they are logged into Blackboard or FAU’s electronic library. Providing digital access to these films allows educators to enhance the distance learning experience.  We now have access to numerous documentaries and the top 200 films on Digital Campus.

Benefits of using Digital Campus include:

Saving time: Valuable class time can be spent on other activities, since students can view the films outside of class.

Convenience: As long as students have Internet access on a PC or Mac, and they have downloaded the necessary free software, students can quickly and easily view assigned films from wherever they are located.

Access on demand: Having to wait to obtain a copy of a checked-out DVD is no longer a concern with Digital Campus titles. Faculty can fill out a form any time to request access to a film that is provided by Digital Campus.

Simultaneous use: Once access to the film has been provided, all students enrolled in the course can simultaneously view it.

Use of Digital Campus is limited to current FAU faculty, staff, and students.

In the News: Turkey Day 2009: For Vegetarians, Meat-Eaters, and Everyone in Between

Week of November 23, 2009

News Item: This week while millions of Americans are preparing to feast on turkey and a host of side dishes and desserts (many of which are made with animal products), we provide you with a list of book and video titles that are essentially turkey-free. Read about vegetarianism, animal rights and food, and the human diet. (We’ve thrown in a few titles on the meat industry, though, just to keep things balanced.) Enjoy!

 

The 1985-86 Hormel Meat-Packers Strike in Austin, Minnesota
By Fred Halstead. Pathfinder Press, 2003
Call Number: HD5325 .P15 1985 .A874 2003

America’s Food: What You Don’t Know About What You Eat
By Harvey Blatt. MIT Press, 2008
Call Number: HD9005 .B628 2008 (Also available online via NetLibrary)

Animal Minds and Human Morals: The Origins of the Western Debate
By Richard Sorabji. Cornell University Press, 1993
Call Number: B187 .M55 S67 1993

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In the News – Cooking and Food Culture

“In the News” is 2 Years Old! – Past Topics

Week of October 19, 2009

News Item: Food lovers across the country were shocked with the announcement that Gourmet, the 69-year-old “magazine of good living,” will cease publication after its November issue. Publisher Condé Nast cited the current state of the economy and losses in ad pages as major reasons for shutting down Gourmet‘s presses. Although not necessarily a substitute for the magazine, here are a few titles related to foodways, cooking, and cuisine that Gourmet readers can “devour” after their subscriptions expire.

African American Foodways: Explorations of History and Culture
Edited by Anne L. Bower. University of Illinois Press, 2007
Call Number: TX715 .A2428 2007

American Cookery, or The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry, and Vegetables, and the Best…
By Amelia Simmons. 1798
Call Number: Available online via Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800

Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America
By Linda Furiya. Seal Press, 2006
Call Number: F534 .V34 F87 2006

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