by Meg Jones Wall “How many photographers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Ten. One to screw it in, and nine others to say, ‘Oh, I could’ve done that.’ ” You may not be laughing, but Clare Ferguson’s joke was a big hit at this weekend’s third bi-annual International Conference on Food Styling […]
It’s hard to believe there is only one week left of Summer Term I! There was barely enough time to watch seeds germinate and turn some compost in the garden. Nonetheless, the Urban Agriculture course has been a huge success for the Gastronomy Program. Students have learned the challenges of starting tomatoes from seed and […]
Alumna Kerstin McGaughey’s (MLA Gastronomy ’10) thesis was recently published as an article in UC Berkeley’s Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture. Kerstin’s work explores the ways in which identities are mediated and negotiated by bloggers on-line and through more traditional forms of culinary media. McGaughey’s work is on the cutting edge of […]
The BU Gastronomy Program was out in full force at the Association for the Study of Food and Society conference last week in Missoula, MT. Faculty members Ellen Messer, Catherine Womack, Rachel Black, Ken Albala, Warren Belasco and Netta Davis presented papers and participated in a number of activities. MLA Candidate Erin Ross also presented a paper. […]
Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis are environmental activists with a mission: to educate Americans about agriculture and change the way they think about food. After their success with King Corn and The Greening of Southie these talented young filmmakers are taking urban agriculture to the street and on the road. On June 15, BU Gastronomy, in conjunction with […]