New Orleans, LA

From Field to Fork in New Orleans

SST 598

Dates: On Campus: May 30 – June 2, 2023; in New Orleans, LA: June 4 - 9, 2023

Credit Hours: 3

Instructors: Dr. Catarina Passidomo, Associate Professor of Southern Studies and Anthropology

Course Fee: $1,300 plus tuition

Application Deadline: April 6, 2023

*Itinerary subject to change. Students should wait to make travel arrangements until after confirming dates and times with instructors.

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Discuss the study of food, and the connections between food and place
Consider and critique narratives of Southern food and Creole/Cajun food
Visit Whitney Plantation to experience a connection to the enslaved population of the American South and their impact on Southern foodways
Tour the Crescent City Farmers Market to get closer to the source of food
Take a cooking class and prepare a meal at the New Orleans School of Cooking
Explore the Southern Food and Beverage Museum
Prior to traveling to New Orleans, participate in a week of courses on the Oxford campus to lay the foundations for the course

Dates: Students will meet from May 30 – June 2 in Oxford. Students will travel to New Orleans between June 4 - 9, 2023. The instructor determines time and location for the Oxford meetings.

Location: Students will participate in a week of classes on the Oxford campus. During the travel portion of the course, students will experience New Orleans.

Anthropology, African American Studies, History, Sociology, and Southern Studies majors and minors. Students interested in Southern Foodways, interdisciplinary scholarship, culture, or identity.

Prerequisites: Any 100-level Southern Studies course, or instructor permission.

Students will be able to travel to New Orleans via van with the instructor. Students traveling on their own should arrive in New Orleans by 5:00pm on Sunday, June 4. Students can depart in the afternoon on Friday, June 9. Travel in New Orleans, during the course, will be provided.

Study USA program fee is $1300. Included in the program fee are housing, ground transportation to New Orleans, tours, museum admissions, class activities, and group meals. Excluded from the cost are most meals and personal spending money.

Study USA Scholarships

Deadline: Coincides with program deadline

Outreach Study USA Scholarship
The Outreach Study USA Scholarship supports student participation in Study USA courses. Scholarship awards range from $500 to $750 and are designed to help offset the additional expenses associated with academic travel.

Carolyn Ellis Staton Study USA Scholarship
The Carolyn Ellis Staton Study USA Scholarship was established to increase access to unique experiential learning programs. These scholarships will help to make engaging educational travel opportunities more accessible to students with financial need. Scholarship awards range from $250 to $750 and are designed to help offset the additional expenses associated with academic travel.