Posts about food culture and food history – includes student projects, research, and publications – events, courses, etc.
Our summer blog series “Perspectives from Anthropology of Food” presents work written by the students in the summer Anthropology of Food class (ML 641) in which they reflect on current issues, discuss assignments they have worked on, or address topics of particular interest to them. Today’s post is from Gastronomy student Karl Koch. In this […]
Dr. Megan Elias will teach Readings in Food History (MET ML 633) on Wednesday evenings during the fall 2017 semester, and has prepared this overview of the class. Every meal is a historical text, carrying messages about such things as global migrations, customs and trade routes. Because food has been both a constant and […]
Gastronomy students!!! You may be interested in these upcoming events. Check ’em out! Venture Capital Investment for Food The top 25 U.S. food and beverage companies lost an equivalent of $18 billion in market share between 2009 and 2016. Venture capitalists are shelling out billions hoping to transform agriculture and scale food ventures that reduce […]
Registration for summer term classes begins on Thursday, February 23. Take a look at the offerings from the Gastronomy department. Summer Term 1 Gastronomy Classes MET ML 641 Anthropology of Food – with Dr. Karen Metheny Summer 1 (May 24-June 28), Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 to 9 PM What can food tell us about human […]
When you go out to dinner with friends and family do you imagine the connections that are being made between the people, space, and the food? Well, students of the Fall ’16 Anthropology of Food course have mapped it out for you! Below you will find student interpretations of the relationships that are created when […]