Food and Cooking on Early European Television
We received the following call for abstracts from Dr. Ana Tominc, of Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, and thought it would be of interest to SAFN members. Food and Cooking…
Tag: food history
Review: Food in Zones of Conflict
Food in Zones of Conflict: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. Edited by Paul Collinson and Helen Macbeth. Berghahn Books. 2014. 252 pp. ISBN 978-1-78238-403-8 Jacquelyn Heuer (University of South Flor…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, September 10, 2018
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…
Review: The Story of Soy
The Story of Soy. Christine M. Du Bois. London: Reaktion Books, 2018. 266 pp. + References and Index. ISBN 978 1 78023 925 5. Ellen Messer, (Tufts University…
Before Farm to Table Fellowships
See below for information on semester-long fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library on early modern foodways. Follow the links for instructions on how to apply. Before Farm to Table: Early…
CFP: Agricultural History Society Meeting, June 2019
Having received this call for papers twice in two days, it seems necessary to share it here. As the CFP below notes, the Agricultural History Society is interdisciplinary,…
CHNY Scholars Grant Awards 2018
From the Culinary Historians of New York, small grants of interest to SAFN readers who are engaged in current research projects. They do not have to focus on…
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Culinaria Research Center at the University of Toronto
The Culinaria Research Centre at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral fellowship in the field of Food Studies. The Culinaria Research Centre is one…
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…
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…
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.…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, April 21, 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…
Culinary Historians of New York Scholar’s Grants
CULINARY HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2017 SCHOLAR’S GRANTS INCREASED FUNDING BY JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 2, 2017 C…
Food and Drink as Symbols: Historical Perspectives
We recently received this call for papers that may be of interest to FoodAnthropology readers. Deadlines and contact information are below. Department of History and Material Culture of…
Journal Issue Review: Food and France
Special Issue: Food and France: What Food Studies Can Teach Us About History. Bertram M. Gordon & Erica J. Peters (eds). French Historical Studies 38, 2 (April 2015):…
Review of: American Cheddar Cheese-Ways
Edgar, Gordon (2015) Cheddar. A Journey to the Heart of America’s Most Iconic Cheese and what is can tell us about our history, cultural identity, and food politics. White River…
What FoodAnthro Is Reading Now, May 18 Edition
A selection of items from around the internet of possible interest to readers of FoodAnthropology. If you have items you think our readers should read, send a note…
Curry’s Great Transnational Journey from India to North Korea
Guest contributor: Markus Bell, Australian National University I hadn’t been in Japan more than a few weeks before I was hooked on Japanese karē raisu (curryrice/カレーライス). It was…
The Sophie Coe Prize
Alert SAFN member Richard Wilk has called our attention to the looming May 1 deadline for submissions for the Sophie Coe Prize. What is the Sophie Coe Prize?…