SAFN is pleased to announce that the 2026 SAFN Student Research Award winner is Patricia Mathu. Mathu is a doctoral candidate in anthropology…
Food as an Interlocutor Between the Mortal and the Divine: At the Intersection of Academic Inquiry and Public Culinary Performance in the work of Scott Barton
David Sutton In this installment of the SAFN video series on the origins and development of food anthropology I talk…
Review: Sustainable Consumption
Review of Sustainable Consumption and Everyday Food Practices in Europe. Edited by Virginie Amilien, Monia Saïdi, and Matthieu Duboys de Labarre.…
From My Family’s Farm to Morocco’s Future: The Fight for Safe Food in a Changing Climate
A note from Mecca Howe, PhD: This blog article was written for an undergraduate class assignment for my Food, Culture,…
Eating at PDX: Can Airport Food Evoke Local Pride and Nostalgia?
Andrew MitchelEastern Washington University Portland, Oregon’s PDX airport does things differently. I first passed through it on my way to…
SAFN announces 2026 Thomas Marchione Food-as-a-Human-Right winner
SAFN is honored to recognize Mallory Rose Cerkleski with the 2026 Thomas Marchione Food as a Human Right Award for…
Pig’s Feet and Southern Roots
A note from Mecca Howe, PhD: This blog article was written for an undergraduate class assignment for my Food, Culture,…
Selective Consumption: A Century of Eating Less Meat
A note from Mecca Howe, PhD: This blog article was written for an undergraduate class assignment for my Food, Culture,…
The Debate Around Billie Eilish’s Comments Regarding Loving and Eating Animals Is a Question of Relations
Emily de WetSkidmore College On April 28th, a video of pop star Billie Eilish went viral and unleashed a firestorm…
Review: Land of Famished Beings
Sophie Chao. Land of Famished Beings: West Papuan Theories of Hunger. Duke University Press. 2025. ISBN: 9781478032038. 272 pp. Terese V, Gagnon (UNC-Chapell…