by Leo Vournelis Two weeks ago the Greek government announced a new round of austerity measures targeted primarily at civil … More
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Christine Wilson Student Award 2011
Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition 2011 Christine Wilson Student Paper Award The Society for the Anthropology of … More
Eating in Times of Financial Crisis
File it under “strange and unusual.” That’s what Reuters did in putting up the photo of one of many Yemeni … More
Some Food Issues for Some Developmentally Disabled People
I am both an anthropologist and a clinical psychologist. In my latter role, I have treated people from many different … More
Rethinking School Lunch
It has been many years since I last confronted a school lunch. While I can recall some spectacular lunchroom antics … More
Modernism in Cooking: New Directions
High science has established its place in contemporary cooking. John Lanchester has written an excellent piece about it in the … More
Food Networks: Gender and Foodways
Call for Papers! Conference! (From the conference web site, which you can find here.) “Food Networks: Gender and Foodways” An … More
Food Prices and Uprisings
There is unrest in Egypt. And Tunisia. These uprisings are being partly fueled by rising food costs, especially bread. The … More
Food and Agriculture Under the Big Sky
Another day, another opportunity to travel, present your research, meet interesting people…and have a few great meals with them. This … More
Food Anthropology in Montreal!
Call for Papers: Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Your opportunity to present at the 110th American … More