A note from Mecca Howe, PhD: This blog article was written for an undergraduate class assignment for my Food, Culture, … More
Category: anthropology of food
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 … More
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, … More
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, … More
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 … More
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 … More
Review: Will Work for Food
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa M. Mares. Will Work for Food Labor across the Food Chain. University of California Press. 2025. ISBN: … More
Review: Truffles and Trash
Kelly Alexander. Truffles and Trash: Recirculating Food in a Social Welfare State. The University of North Carolina Press. 2024. ISBN: 9781469678597 Nafsika … More
Review: All Consuming
Ruby Tandoh. All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now. Knopf. New York. 2025. ISBN: 979-8-217-20786-2. Richard Zimmer, Sonoma State University We are all foodies … More
Review: Chinese Espresso
Grazia Ting Deng. Chinese Espresso: Contested Race and Convivial Space in Contemporary Italy. Princeton University Press. Princeton, New Jersey. 2024. 288 … More