This is a general statement of thanks to the list members who provided information on courses on the history of alcohol. My proposal for a 12-week course on the subject at third-year level at Carleton University has been accepted by the committees that register new courses. I will teach it for the first time in 1999-2000. For your information, the course will appear in the Calendar thus: * * * THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF ALCOHOL This course will study alcohol in Western society from Ancient times to the present with emphasis on the post-Medieval period. The principal themes to be studied are the production, trade, and consumption of alcohol (beer, wine, spirits); its religious and social significance; the relationship of alcohol to class, gender and health; cultures of drinking; and policies toward drinking, drunkenness and alcoholism. Specific topics include trends in alcohol preference, global expansion of wine, temperance movements, and prohibition. * * * There's a general expectation that there will be a lot of interest in the course and it will probably be scheduled for the evening so as to allow people from outside the university to take or audit it. We hope to plug into the great interest in alcohol, especially wine, in Ottawa. There are several wine appreciation courses available in the city and currently more than 1200 people are enrolled in the sommelier certificate course offered by one of the community colleges. Again, my thanks to those who gave me advice and information. Rod Phillips Roderick Phillips Editor, Journal of Family History/ Professor, Department of History ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 Tel: (613) 520-2600 ext 2824; fax: (613) 520-2819 Email address: [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------------------