We are looking forward to welcoming a fresh crop of Gastronomy students to Boston University this fall. Here is the first batch of their bios and photos. Enjoy getting to know them! Becca Berland is a self-proclaimed ice cream aficionado who was born and raised in Sylvania, Ohio. She attended the University of Pittsburgh and […]
We continue our series of posts from the Anthropology of Food class (ML 641) in which students reflect on current issues, discuss assignments they have worked on, or address topics of particular interest to them. Today’s post is from Kaitlin Valli. When I first started looking into Kazakhstan for my final project, I wasn’t sure what […]
Dr. Karen Metheny will teach Food and Society (MET ML 712) on Thursday evenings during the fall 2017 semester, and has prepared this overview of the class. »How do social institutions shape the way we think about food? Our ability to access food? »How do work schedules and family dynamics shape or constrain the family […]
Gastronomy Student Celine Glasier shares this post in our series “Perspectives from Anthropology of Food.” My grandmother lives in a very small town in the south of France called Montauroux. It’s a little, quaint community that is nestled on top of a hill. There are outdoor cafes in the town center where elderly men […]
Gastronomy student Corrine Williams provides another example of food mapping in our next post in our series “Perspectives from Anthropology of Food.” In the age of the internet, social media seems to gain more cultural significance every second. Images have always been integral to media, and with Instagram’s popularity it’s clear people enjoy the content. […]