課程簡介：食物做為一個媒介 (暫行版本)
食物是生活中最平常不過的事物，但食物的背後有許多社會學的概念與實作：從農場到餐桌，這趟食物之旅有太多可以討論的社會學議題。以食物做為一個媒介，我們可以深入探究糧食生產與消費的種種社會現象、農糧體系的轉變、農業與生態環境的關係、農業活動與人類社區的連結等課題。從另一個角度來看，食物的選擇與準備深深受到文化與社會因素的影響，我們的飲食習慣與傳承很難說是僅受個人喜好支配，而忽略社會、歷史、地理、經濟等種種脈絡因素的刻劃。
因此，食物做為一個載體，可以讓我們去思考、去想像許多社會科學家深感興趣的概念或問題。此外，對修習這門課的大一新鮮人而言，從食物－一項最普通常見的物品－開始，是否比較容易、具體地去思考社會學的意義？
在這門課中，我們想問：
你今天要吃什麼？你吃的食物從哪裡來？它如何到達你的餐桌？誰替你準備這些食物？食物的選擇真的完全是個人喜好，不受其他社會或文化因素的影響？
若我們能夠找出這些問題的答案，你會發現，我們對糧食的生產、運輸、準備及消費其實所知甚少，而環繞著這些活動的種種社會與文化關係，正是這門課所要討論的主題。

Course Introduction: Food as a Medium (Provisional Version)
Food is the most common thing in life, but there are many sociological concepts and practices behind food: from farm to table, there are too many sociological issues that can be discussed on this food journey. Using food as a medium, we can delve into various social phenomena of food production and consumption, the transformation of the agricultural and food system, the relationship between agriculture and the ecological environment, and the connection between agricultural activities and human communities. From another perspective, food selection and preparation are deeply influenced by cultural and social factors. It is difficult to say that our eating habits and inheritance are only governed by personal preferences, while ignoring social, historical, geographical, economic and other contextual factors.
Therefore, food serves as a vehicle that allows us to think and imagine many concepts or issues that social scientists are deeply interested in. In addition, for freshmen taking this course, is it easier and more concrete to think about the meaning of sociology starting from food, one of the most common items?
In this class we want to ask:
What are you going to eat today? Where does the food you eat come from? How does it get to your table? Who prepares this food for you? Are food choices really a matter of personal preference, uninfluenced by other social or cultural factors?
If we can find the answers to these questions, you will find that we actually know very little about the production, transportation, preparation and consumption of food, and the various social and cultural relationships surrounding these activities are the subject of this course.

在此選擇性地列出一些參考書籍，有*號者我們會選讀其中一些章節。(暫行版本)
* Locke, Lawrence F. , Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman著、項靖等譯，2001，《論文計劃與硏究方法》。台北縣：韋伯文化國際。（Locke, Lawrence F. , Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman, 1987, Proposals That Work : a Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.） [代號:論文計劃]
* Williams, Bronwyn T. and Mary Brydon-Miller著、襲明譯，2007，《社會科學論文寫作完全指導手冊》。台北市：湯姆生。（Williams, Bronwyn T. and Mary Brydon-Miller, 1997, Concept to Completion: Writing Well in the Social Sciences. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.） [代號:論文指導手冊]
*　Nestle, Marion著、許晉福譯，2004，《美味的陷阱─驚爆誇大健康的食品謊言》。台北：世茂。（Nestle, Marion, 2002, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Berkeley: University of California Press.） [代號: Food Politics]
*　Pollan, Michael著、蕭秀姍、黎敏中譯，2008，《到底要吃什麼？速食、有機和自然野生食物的真相》。台北：久周出版文化事業有限公司。（Pollan, Michael, 2006, The Omnivore's Dilemma : a Natural History of Four Meals. New York : Penguin Press.）[代號: The Omnivore’s Dilemma]
*　Pollan, Michael著、鄧子衿譯，2012，《飲食規則：83條日常實踐的簡單飲食方針》。新北市：大家出版。（Pollan, Michael, 2009, Food Rules : An Eater's Manual. New York : Penguin Press.）[代號: Food Rules]
*　Schlosser, Eric著、陳琇玲譯，2002，《速食共和國─速食的黑暗面》。台北：天下雜誌。（Schlosser, Eric, 2001, Fast Food Nation : The Dark Side of The All-American Meal. Boston : Houghton Mifflin.）[代號: Fast Food Nation]
*　Smith, Jeffrey M.著、張木屯譯，2012，《欺騙的種子：揭開政府不想面對、企業不讓你知道的基因改造滅種黑幕》。台北市: 臉譜。（Smith, Jeffrey M., 2004, Seeds of Deception : Exposing Corporate and Government Lies About The Safety of Genetically Engineered Food. Totnes : Green.）[代號: Seeds of Deception]
* Weber, Karl著、顧淑馨等譯，2010，《美食有限公司：美國食物與美味食物的真相》。台北縣：繁星多媒體。（Weber, Karl, ed., 2009, Food, Inc. How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It. New York: PublicAffairs Books.）[代號: Food Inc.] {附帶說明：本書紀錄片－Food Inc.（中譯：美味代價）可在東海大學圖書館借閱，影片內容與本課程高度相關，老師極力推薦同學觀看。}
* Bordo, Susan著、纂亮、赵育春譯，2009，《不能承受之重 : 女性主义、西方文化与身体》。南京: 江蘇人民出版社。（Bordo, Susan, 2003, Unbearable We

Here are some reference books selectively listed. For those marked with *, we will read some of the chapters. (Interim version)
* Locke, Lawrence F., Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman, translated by Xiang Jing et al., 2001, "Thesis Plan and Research Methods". Taipei County: Weber Cultural International. (Locke, Lawrence F., Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman, 1987, Proposals That Work: a Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.) [Codename: Dissertation Plan]
* Williams, Bronwyn T. and Mary Brydon-Miller, translated by Xi Ming, 2007, "The Complete Guide to Writing Social Science Papers". Taipei: Thomson. (Williams, Bronwyn T. and Mary Brydon-Miller, 1997, Concept to Completion: Writing Well in the Social Sciences. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.) [Codename: Thesis Guide]
*Nestle, written by Marion, translated by Xu Jinfu, 2004, "The Delicious Trap - Shocking Food Lies That Exaggerate Healthy Food". Taipei: Shimao. (Nestle, Marion, 2002, Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Berkeley: University of California Press.) [Codename: Food Politics]
*Pollan, Michael, Chinese translation by Xiao Xiushan and Li Min, 2008, "What to Eat?" The Truth About Fast, Organic and Natural Wild Foods.” Taipei: Jiuzhou Publishing Culture Co., Ltd. (Pollan, Michael, 2006, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: a Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin Press.) [Code name: The Omnivore’s Dilemma]
*Pollan, Michael, translated by Deng Zijin, 2012, "Eating Rules: 83 Simple Diet Guidelines for Daily Practice". New Taipei City: Everyone Publishing. (Pollan, Michael, 2009, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. New York: Penguin Press.) [Codename: Food Rules]
* Schlosser, Eric, translated by Chen Xiuling, 2002, "Fast Food Republic - The Dark Side of Fast Food". Taipei: Tianxia Magazine. (Schlosser, Eric, 2001, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of The All-American Meal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.) [Codename: Fast Food Nation]
* Smith, Jeffrey M., translated by Zhang Mutun, 2012, "Seeds of Deception: Uncovering the shady story of genetically modified genocide that governments don't want to face and companies don't let you know." Taipei City: Facebook. (Smith, Jeffrey M., 2004, Seeds of Deception: Exposing Corporate and Government Lies About The Safety of Genetically Engineered Food. Totnes: Green.) [Codename: Seeds of Deception]
* Weber, Karl, translated by Gu Shuxin and others, 2010, "Gourmet Co., Ltd.: The Truth about American Food and Delicious Food". Taipei County: Stars Multimedia. (Weber, Karl, ed., 2009, Food, Inc. How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It. New York: PublicAffairs Books.) [Codename: Food Inc.] {Included note: The documentary about this book, Food Inc. (Chinese translation: The Price of Deliciousness), can be borrowed from the Tunghai University Library. The content of the film is highly relevant to this course, and the teacher highly recommends that students watch it. }
* Bordo, Susan, translated by Zhuan Liang and Zhao Yuchun, 2009, "The Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body". Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Publishing House. (Bordo, Susan, 2003, Unbearable We