Lesson 09: Food, the Table and Ethics
Art Appreciation · Unit 3 · Lesson 09 of 15 · ← L08 | L10 →
At a glance
| Session codes | U3·L18–U3·L22 |
| Days | 5 |
| Dates | Mon 2026-11-16 to Fri 2026-11-20 |
| Deliverable | A3: Unit 3 essay on food, the table and ethics |
| Homework | None — you write the essay in class |
These dates may shift when the school publishes the calendar for this period.
What the lesson covers
Over five days you look at three artists, then write the essay, and close with a session that leads into Unit 4.
- Day 1 · Mon 16 Nov ·
U3·L18— Cassatt: one domestic interior read as a workplace, treating domestic labour as labour. - Day 2 · Tue 17 Nov ·
U3·L19— Rosler, Semiotics of the Kitchen: a six-minute video, shown twice. - Day 3 · Wed 18 Nov ·
U3·L20— Weems, Kitchen Table Series, viewed in sequence: what a table does when it is the same table every time. - Day 4 · Thu 19 Nov ·
U3·L21— A3. In-class essay, 40 minutes: one claim about food and ethics, argued from the pictures themselves. - Day 5 · Fri 20 Nov ·
U3·L22— hyperreality and the food image: what a food image is for when nobody intends to eat. This session hands off into Unit 4.
Assessment
A3 is an in-class essay on food, the table and ethics. It is scheduled during Day 4 (Thu 2026-11-17); the exact sitting day will be confirmed in class.