David Beriss Last week I attended the joint annual meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the … More
Category: anthropology
Book Note: Best Food Writing 2017
Ellen Messer Hughes, Holly (ed) 2017. Best Food Writing 2017. New York: Da Capo Press. Highly recommended as enjoyable, informative companion reading … More
Before Farm to Table Fellowships
See below for information on semester-long fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library on early modern foodways. Follow the links for instructions … More
What FoodAnthro is Reading Now, 11 June, 2018
This has been a sad week in food with the death of Anthony Bourdain, who I feel I know and … More
CFP: Agricultural History Society Meeting, June 2019
Having received this call for papers twice in two days, it seems necessary to share it here. As the CFP … More
Col(LAB) on Food, Risk and Privilege
by Annie Sheng, Cornell University We experience the world and our food with all our senses, so why not get … More
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, May 31, 2018
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we … More
Forum Origin, Diversity and Territories
The variety of organizations involved in what is loosely referred to as the “food movement” is sometimes quite astonishing. Even … More
Healthy Eating Research Grants
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsors a program called Healthy Eating Research through which they support research on healthy eating … More
Residences, Rentals and Redolent Delectables: Women entrepreneurs and the Japanese baking industry
By Annie Sheng, Cornell University In one baking school in Yokohama, I wait as my bread dough rises. The instructor … More