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Graduate Journal of Food Studies, 2018
Author Helena María Viramontes's 1995 novel Under the Feet of Jesus is an essential exposition on... more Author Helena María Viramontes's 1995 novel Under the Feet of Jesus is an essential exposition on the racialized inequities that permeate the production of food in the major farming region of the most agriculturally significant state in the nation: California's Central Valley. While fiction, this work provides powerful and poetic narrative about the realities of social injustices surrounding agricultural labor in the Western United States. The novel is a direct response to the plight of food workers and the labor movement of the United Farm Workers and has been under-discussed within the broader discipline of academic food studies.
Most literature on Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs focuses on the benefits to undergraduat... more Most literature on Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs focuses on
the benefits to undergraduate students; this article addresses how such
programs benefit the next generation of geography educators. We outline
major differences between graduate teaching assistant (GTA) and SI work
for graduate students, particularly those working with introductory-level
geography classes. Pulling from our experiences working as SI instructors,
GTAs, and instructors of record, we offer a more detailed description of
an SI classroom and argue for its benefits in pe
The popularity of urban agriculture in numerous California cities has begun to escalate; however,... more The popularity of urban agriculture in numerous California cities has begun to escalate; however, Sacramento has been slower to address this growing interest. Sacramento serves as a significant case study in examining the relationship between community and municipal efforts to promote urban agriculture, given its role as an agricultural and political centre for the state. Three veins of inquiry investigate the landscape of urban agricultural practice in Sacramento: first, past and present urban agricultural projects and advocacy within the city are detailed, offering a narrative of urban agriculture’s role within Sacramento’s development. Second, city and state policies that have both promoted and prevented the practice within the city are examined. Finally, the authors investigate the potential for strategies and plans for the future of urban agriculture in Sacramento. The authors conclude that community interest is out-pacing local policies, and city-wide initiatives might improve efforts at increasing opportunities for new projects.
What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD cand... more What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, it’s a lot more varied and diverse than most people think. Stacie discusses how geography can be used to explain everything from trends in public transportation to the fictional town of Hill Valley from the Back to the Future movie trilogy. And while she clarifies that geography isn’t always about maps, we still get her to share her favorite types of maps with us and tell us why she thinks maps are so important to understanding our place in the world. - See more at: http://movainternational.com/more-than-maps-a-geographical-qa-with-stacie-townsend/#sthash.lJxC46xO.dpuf
The California Geographer, 2015
Graduate Journal of Food Studies, 2018
Author Helena María Viramontes's 1995 novel Under the Feet of Jesus is an essential exposition on... more Author Helena María Viramontes's 1995 novel Under the Feet of Jesus is an essential exposition on the racialized inequities that permeate the production of food in the major farming region of the most agriculturally significant state in the nation: California's Central Valley. While fiction, this work provides powerful and poetic narrative about the realities of social injustices surrounding agricultural labor in the Western United States. The novel is a direct response to the plight of food workers and the labor movement of the United Farm Workers and has been under-discussed within the broader discipline of academic food studies.
Most literature on Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs focuses on the benefits to undergraduat... more Most literature on Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs focuses on
the benefits to undergraduate students; this article addresses how such
programs benefit the next generation of geography educators. We outline
major differences between graduate teaching assistant (GTA) and SI work
for graduate students, particularly those working with introductory-level
geography classes. Pulling from our experiences working as SI instructors,
GTAs, and instructors of record, we offer a more detailed description of
an SI classroom and argue for its benefits in pe
The popularity of urban agriculture in numerous California cities has begun to escalate; however,... more The popularity of urban agriculture in numerous California cities has begun to escalate; however, Sacramento has been slower to address this growing interest. Sacramento serves as a significant case study in examining the relationship between community and municipal efforts to promote urban agriculture, given its role as an agricultural and political centre for the state. Three veins of inquiry investigate the landscape of urban agricultural practice in Sacramento: first, past and present urban agricultural projects and advocacy within the city are detailed, offering a narrative of urban agriculture’s role within Sacramento’s development. Second, city and state policies that have both promoted and prevented the practice within the city are examined. Finally, the authors investigate the potential for strategies and plans for the future of urban agriculture in Sacramento. The authors conclude that community interest is out-pacing local policies, and city-wide initiatives might improve efforts at increasing opportunities for new projects.
What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD cand... more What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, it’s a lot more varied and diverse than most people think. Stacie discusses how geography can be used to explain everything from trends in public transportation to the fictional town of Hill Valley from the Back to the Future movie trilogy. And while she clarifies that geography isn’t always about maps, we still get her to share her favorite types of maps with us and tell us why she thinks maps are so important to understanding our place in the world. - See more at: http://movainternational.com/more-than-maps-a-geographical-qa-with-stacie-townsend/#sthash.lJxC46xO.dpuf
The California Geographer, 2015