Food at the Museum
A brief reminder about two off-site events during the AAA meetings in DC: The SAFN distinguished lecturer, Paula J. Johnson, is a curator, project director, and public historian…
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SAFN Program Updates
A very timely reminder from SAFN program co-organizer Abigail Adams about events coming up this week! This is your SAFN Programs Co-organizer for the AAA annual meetings, looking…
More Food Panels, Papers, and Posters at AAA 2017
A week or so ago we posted a listing of the panels sponsored by SAFN at the upcoming meetings of the American Anthropological Association. It is a glorious…
A “Hoppy” Bubble? Linking Labor and Capital in Washington State’s Beer and Cannabis Industries
Blog Editor’s note: This is the second installment in FoodAnthropology’s series on Latinx foodways in North America. We welcome contributions from researchers in this area. More details about…
2017 Thomas Marchione Award Winner!
We are very happy to announce the 2017 winner of the Thomas Marchione Food-as-a-Human-Right Student Award. This annual prize is awarded to a student whose work continues and…
Collecting and Curating Food History for a Hungry Public
The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition is thrilled to announce our distinguished speaker for the Annual Meetings: Paula J. Johnson is a curator, project director, and…
SAFN Events & Panels at AAA 2017
The annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association is rapidly approaching. The conference will be held November 29-December 3 in Washington DC, mostly at the Marriott Wardman Park…
2017 Christine Wilson Award Winners!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Christine Wilson Awards. These awards are presented to outstanding undergraduate and graduate student research papers that examine topics…
Recovery Workers, Latinx Foodways, and Small-Business Development in New Orleans
Blog Editor’s note: This is the first installment in FoodAnthropology’s new series on Latinx foodways in North America. We welcome contributions from researchers in this area. More details…
Latinx Foodways in North America: A Blog Series
Sarah Fouts, series editor Postdoctoral Fellow Latin American and Latino Studies Program Lehigh University From threats of “taco trucks on every corner” and immigration raids in restaurants to…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, October 9, 2017
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Public Health Nutrition
We just received this job announcement that will certainly be of interest to SAFN members! The Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont seeks…
Post Doc Fellowships in Early Modern Foodways
The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced three post doctoral fellowships as part of a research project on early modern foodways. The project, entitled “Before ‘Farm to Table’: Early Modern…
NYU Food Studies Post Doc Opportunity
Here is a great opportunity for a recent PhD…note that anthropological perspectives are especially welcome! Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, Steinhardt Sch…
CFP: Southern Cultures Special Issue on Coastal Foodways
This is a bit last minute, but seems like it may be of interest to SAFN writers and other readers of this blog: Call for Papers Special issue…
CFP: Food as a cultural heritage: challenges, processes and perspectives
A call for papers for an annual conference in France that may be of interest to our readers: Food as a cultural heritage: challenges, processes and perspectives Conference…
Smithsonian Food History Weekend
If you expect to be in the Washington DC area between October 26 and 28 you may want to consider attending the Third Annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend.…
Size Matters: How Semiotics is Making History in the World of Wine
Kerri Lesh University of Nevada, Reno A “historic milestone” for the Spanish wine-making region of Rioja has been making headlines in the wine world. A new labeling strategy…
There is no such thing as spaghetti bolognaise: The rights and wrongs of a ragù
Markus Bell Arguably Italy’s most famous dish, certainly the one most likely to appear on the children’s menu in your local family diner, spaghetti bolognaise is globally consumed…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, August 25, 2017
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
5th Annual Yale Food Systems Symposium
Were you planning to participate in the Yale Food Systems Symposium this year? Depending on your plans, you may be happy to learn that they have changed the…
CFP: “Food and …” Texas Tech, March 29-31, 2018
Upcoming conference of possible interest to SAFN members. Call for Papers “Food and . . . ” Conference March 29-31, 2018 Humanities Center at Texas Tech The Humanities…
Some Pig
David Beriss What is it we fear most in our food supply in the post-industrial West? Food shortages? Industrialized food? Genetic manipulation? Ecological disaster? Globalized food systems? The…
SAFN Award Deadlines Extended!
SAFN is pleased to announce that we are extending the deadlines for both the Christine Wilson Award and the Thomas Marchione Award to July 28, 2017. Thomas Marchione…