CANCELED - Jura Mountains: Comté Practicum

• CM5076 Food, culture and communication
• Graduate Practicum

This will be the 10th year that taste educator Claire Perrot and Professor Christy Shields — along with the support and collaboration of Comté cheese producers — introduce AUP students to the world of artisanal cheese production in France (and the PDO system in particular). By focusing on the interrelation between sensory perception, landscapes, production processes and socio-economic structures, examine taste, terroir and solidarity within Comté cheese’s cooperative system. Get a training prior to leaving in key debates and concepts in food studies (and in particular in the fields of food anthropology, critical nutrition and culinary discourse, and sensory ethnography.) Complete an extensive fieldwork project while on-site. Share living quarters and meals.

Led by Professor Christy Shields

Cost: 790€ (includes round-trip train transportation, gîte accommodations with breakfast, on-site transportation, entrance fees, guided visits and lectures, professor’s trip costs, and VAT)

Last day to register/cancel: January 19 • Late cancelation fee: 790€

Payment for study trips must be made no later than January 31 for the Spring 2020 semester. Any concerns in this regard should be addressed to the Cultural Program & Student Accounting Services.

Registration for study trips is done the same way as registration for academic courses: through the registration portal on MyAUP Student Services: my.aup.edu > MyAccount > My Student Services > Registration. Study trip payments can be sent the same way as tuition: online by credit card on my.aup.edu/payment/tuition, via bank transfer, or in person with cash/check.

 Study Trip Registration: January 11– January 19, in the registration portal

 Study Trip Cancelation: NO LATER than midnight January 19