Hedstrom sucks. This man clearly has no idea what he is talking about. He teaches like a freshman in high school who is nervously giving a class presentation -- staring at the paper, studdering, repeating himself, and always finishing his sentences with an awkward pause followed by him saying the title of the unit he's teaching. This feels like a high school class: you spend the whole time looking at powerpoints with a few bullet points on them and the teacher basically summarizes the powerpoint. That being said, the concepts in of themselves are pretty interesting, but the professors could've done so much more with them. Class is pretty easy, they give you a study guide for the final/midterm. Discussion is 25% of the grade which is a boost and foodways project isn't too bad. If you take it, take it for the GPA, not for an engaging or life-changing course.

This was a relatively easy course, if you attend lecture and put the work in. Each week there are readings assigned, and a weekly reading response. There's a midterm (consists of defining terms and two essays), a final project (8 page paper about anything food related), and a final exam (basically a second midterm, with 2 additional long essays). The class can be somewhat dry at times but is generally pretty interesting! I'd recommend.

Hedstrom is awesome!! He's super knowledgable and really passionate about the subject. Overall, the class is pretty standard with grading. A midterm, a final, a semester long project (pretty much on anything food related that you want, which is cool) and a discussion grade. I barely went to class and am expecting a B+.

Professor Hedstrom is very passionate about what he does. That being said, he is incredibly effective in making the class fun. Some units of the course are boring but he does a great job in focusing on interesting stuff. Overall, I highly recommend this course. Very easy and interesting perspective on American culture and history.

This class was actually taught by Professor Hedstrom and Carmenita Higginbotham together, and I would recommend both of them. I really enjoyed this class, but I would only take it if you are interested in the material, otherwise it could be kind of dull. Grade comes from participation in section, a fairly easy midterm and final, and a "semester long" project/paper that they really only gave us a month to do. The readings were very doable and interesting.

Great class! 10/10 would recommend. I learned so much from the class and i'm not even an American Studies major. Theres weekly discussion section, 1 midterm, a final and a final project paper about american food. The project was fun to do because its about food, and any food of your choice!