POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW IN FOOD STUDIES AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON The Food Studies Program and the Institute for Advanced Study at…
AAA 2011: Montreal Markets!
by Amy Trubek University of Vermont Living in rural Vermont, there are many food related pleasures available to me on…
New York in June! Save the Date!
Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future of Food Systems Join us for the Joint 2012 Annual…
Strained Yogurt and People In Greece
by Leo Vournelis This past weekend another prominent politician became the victim of “yaourtoma”. This time it was the minister…
Bread, Milk, and the Greek Parliamentary Record
by Leo Vournelis Two weeks ago the Greek government announced a new round of austerity measures targeted primarily at civil…
New Book Reviews
Growing a Garden City How Farmers, First Graders, Counselors, Troubled Teens, Foodies, a Homeless Shelter Chef, Single Mothers, and More…
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…
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…
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…
Rethinking School Lunch
It has been many years since I last confronted a school lunch. While I can recall some spectacular lunchroom antics…