Sheila Crye Young Chefs, Inc. The National Capital area is home to more than 6.52 million socioeconomically and culturally diverse … More
Category: food policy
CFP: Trusting the hand that feeds you
Conference of possible interest to readers of this blog: The interdisciplinary research group Social & Cultural Food Studies (FOST) of … More
What FoodAnthropology is Reading
David Beriss University of New Orleans An occasional and somewhat random list of articles, books, web sites, movies, television shows, … More
Food Forward on PBS
David Beriss University of New Orleans Food Forward is a new documentary series on PBS focusing on people experimenting with … More
Global Food Security Opportunities
Interested in global food security? Here are two opportunities to deepen your knowledge and pursue your research. The U.S. Borlaug … More
Book Review: Food Policy in the United States
Wilde, Parke. 2013. Food Policy in the United States. An Introduction. Routledge, Earthscan Food & Agriculture series, New York and London. Ellen … More
A Binational Learning Community on Food, Culture and Social Justice
Joan Gross Oregon State University I recently completed a pilot run of a binational learning community focused on food, culture … More
Do you know if your seafood is “sustainable”? (Don’t worry, neither do I)
Post by Lillian Brown, PhD student in Anthropology and Food Studies at Indiana University I recently started a crowd-funding campaign for … More
Solving the World Food Crisis
SCIENTIFIC, SPIRITUAL, AND MORAL CHALLENGES IN SOLVING THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE Fifty-ninth Annual Summer Conference Silver Bay, New York July 27 to … More
Fish and Ships: Exploring Seascapes and Engagements in Seafood Politics; a AAA 2013 panel!
Organizers: Shingo Hamada (Indiana University) and Lillian Brown (Indiana University) This session explores the interplay of humans and the sea … More