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…
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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…
THE OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY COOPERATIVE: Towards an Online Public Anthropology
We attempt here to explore the relationship between anthropology, social media and public engagement through a web-based network that we helped to found and manage. We argue…
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…
Tentoonstelling en documentaire: ‘Trouwen voor Allah – Persoonlijke verhalen van bekeerlingen’
‘Trouwen voor Allah – Persoonlijke verhalen van bekeerlingen’ Bekering tot de islam – veel mensen kunnen zich er niks bij voorstellen. Waarom zou iemand zich bekeren tot een…
Agency, Upkeep, and Neglect in North Carolina Farm Labor Camps
by Bennett Heine In a recent article in Human Organization, co-authors Thomas Arcury, Sarah Quandt, and I draw from interviews with migrant farmworkers to conclude that agency matters.…
Review: Eating the Ocean
Eating the Ocean. Elspeth Probyn. Duke University Press, 2016. L. G. Brown (Indiana University) In, Eating the Ocean, Elspeth Probyn contributes to an anthropology of food in two…
What FoodAnthro is reading now, October 17, 2017
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 dberiss@gmail.com or…
Review: Crumpled Paper Boat
By Fawzia Haeri Mazanderani ***Originally published in LSE Review of Books*** Writer James Agee, when commissioned to bring back an enticing story for Fortune magazine about impoverished farmers…
Ghassan Hage: multiculturalism, anti-racism and nationalism in Australia
World101x Anthropology of Current World Issues in Melbourne to talk to Ghassan Hage from the University of Melbourne about multiculturalism and nationalism in Australia and his work on…
Visual Anthropology Of The Egyptian Revolution (And Beyond)
A special issue of the journal Visual Anthropology brings together seven scholars exploring visual aspects of political contestation in the Middle East, especially the Arab Spring. The issue …
Review: The Taste Culture Reader (2nd Edition)
The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink. 2nd edition. Carolyn Korsmeyer (ed). Bloomsbury, 2016. Greg de Sant-Maurice (University of Toronto and EHESS) Taste is of interest to…
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…
The Yin and Yang of Design Anthropology with Dr. Elizabeth Dori Tunstall
In this Conversations episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell and guest host/TAL correspondent Matt Artz explore the world of Design Anthropology with the help of Dr. Elizabeth…
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…
Citizen aid – and why ordinary people are founding their own development projects
By Anne-Meike Fechter At the height of the European refugee crisis, volunteers delivered goods to makeshift camps in Calais, set up soup kitchens, and helped recent arrivals on…
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…
Archaeology and blockchain: a social science data revolution?
Blockchain technology is revolutionising financial systems. Could it do the same for archaeological data? This month the world’s first “archaeology coin” launched to fanfare from a small community;…
Review: The Anthropology of Corporate Social Responsibility
By Deniz Seebacher **Originally published on Anthropology Matters, 17(2)** Corporations, an omnipresent form of organisation in today’s society, are increasingly called to participate in tackling envi…
The Automation and Privatization of Community Knowledge
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about community, who we are as a community, what keeps us connected and together, and how community knowledge is stored and distributed.…
The Automation and Privatization of Community Knowledge
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about community, who we are as a community, what keeps us connected and together, and how community knowledge is stored and distributed.…
Preface to the Coming World Crisis
Trump’s election has accelerated talk on the left of the end of (neo-) liberalism and the rise of fascism in the West. The prospects for world war seem…