SAFN is pleased to announce that the 2026 SAFN Student Research Award winner is Patricia Mathu. Mathu is a doctoral candidate in anthropology … More
Tag: food studies
Food as an Interlocutor Between the Mortal and the Divine: At the Intersection of Academic Inquiry and Public Culinary Performance in the work of Scott Barton
David Sutton In this installment of the SAFN video series on the origins and development of food anthropology I talk … More
From My Family’s Farm to Morocco’s Future: The Fight for Safe Food in a Changing Climate
A note from Mecca Howe, PhD: This blog article was written for an undergraduate class assignment for my Food, Culture, … 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
Celebrating the Publication of Food Beyond Terroir: Tasting Place and Placing Taste in Global Perspective, Part 2
A note from Katharina Graf: On 1 December 2025 we launched the edited volume “Food Beyond Terroir: Tasting Place and Placing … More
Celebrating the Publication of Food Beyond Terroir: Tasting Place and Placing Taste in Global Perspective
A note from Katharina Graf: On 1 December 2025 we launched the edited volume “Food Beyond Terroir: Tasting Place and Placing Taste … More
The Ecological Politics of Crayfish (Crawfish?) in Kenya
Amanda Kaminsky (UC Merced) How do you like to eat crawfish? If you live in the United States (particularly in … More
Teaching Food Anthropology on the Road
Jennifer Jo Thompson (University of Georgia) Each summer since 2014, I’ve taught anthropology on the road with the University of … More