David Beriss University of New Orleans A few weeks ago, Greg de St. Maurice wrote an intriguing piece on this … More
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CFP: AAA 2016 in Minneapolis
Call for Papers Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Your opportunity to present at the 115th American Anthropological Association annual meeting … More
AFHVS 2016 STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER AWARDS
We have received the following announcement from the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society. Please note that students cannot apply … More
Genetically-Engineered Crops and Sustainability: Controversies and Commentaries for 2016 (Part 2)
Ellen Messer Tufts University (Part 1 of this 2 part series is here.) As a possible antidote or balance for … More
Genetically-Engineered Crops and Sustainability: Controversies and Commentaries for 2016 (Part 1)
Ellen Messer Tufts University Krimsky, Sheldon and Jeremy Gruber, eds. 2014. The GMO Deception: What You Need to Know About the … More
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the obfuscation of measurement
Andrea Wiley Indiana University The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were finally released on January 7 2016 to the … More
The Flint Water Disaster: A Perfect Storm of Downplaying, Denial, and Deceit
Gregory V. Button Flint, Michigan, the city portrayed as the embodiment of a rust belt city abandoned by deindustrialization in … More
Southern Provisions
Ellen Messer Tufts University Shields, David S. (2015) Southern Provisions. The Creation and Revival of a Cuisine. Chicago: University of … More
King Cake!
David Beriss University of New Orleans I ate three pieces of cake on Wednesday. All in the name of research, … More
Remembering Sidney Mintz
Ellen Messer Tufts University Sid Mintz was the greatest food anthropologist of all time. A dedicated social-justice scholar-activist, he produced … More
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