Special Topics (390-0-30)

Topic

Food and Travel Journalism

Instructors

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Meeting Info

Fisk Hall 308: Wed 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

Everybody eats, and almost everybody loves to travel. And this is what makes food and travel narratives both universal and universally compelling. But how do you craft good food and travel stories? Combining reading, reporting and writing about food and travel, this course will explore an array of stories in this world that touch on both intimate and personal experiences of eating and exploring new terrains but also broader issues such as culture, the discovery of new worlds and ideas, the global migration of trends, politics, and perhaps the most important of all, the basic pure enjoyment of having curiosity about new lands and flavors lead you to memorable adventures. This course will also involve field trips to explore food phenomena or neighborhoods that are unique to the Chicago area that will form the backbone of good food or travel stories. The goal is to immerse students in the mindframe of writing about large and small issues of the world through the lens of food and travel, while also teaching them to seek out kernels of ideas in everyday situations that they can then cultivate and pitch as stories to journalistic organizations. Course requirement: A hearty appetite for life and big sprinkles of curiosity.

Registration Requirements

None

Class Materials (Required)

None

Class Attributes

Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Prerequisites apply, see description

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: In order to register for this course you must have taken JOUR 301, JOUR 301-1, JOUR 319, JOUR 352, JOUR 384, JOUR 390 (JOURneys: New York City & the), or JOUR 390 (JOURneys: Exploring Asian Amer).