The Food Security Myth: Struggle Toward Food Sovereignty in Benin
Segnide J. Guidimadjegbe Oregon State University I was born and raised in Benin, a West African Country that is used to be called “Dahomey.” Very young, my sibling…
Tag: Food Studies
New York Botanical Garden Food Humanities Research Fellowship
This opportunity at the NYBG should be of interest to readers of FoodAnthropology. Note that there are other opportunities as well. Visit https://www.nybg.org/learn/humanities-institute/research-…
Food Anthropology Graduate Student Mixer!
SAFN is pleased to announce that in conjunction with the Graduate Association of Food Studies (part of the Association for the Study of Food and Society) we will…
SAFN Student Research Award Winner!
Sucharita Kanjilal, 2021 Student Research Award Winner SAFN is pleased to award the 2021 Student Research Award to Sucharita Kanjilal for her project, “A homemaker’s diary: Caste, clas…
“Food Deserts” and the Geography of Hunger
Tea for clowns in Russia. Photo courtesy of the author, all rights reserved. Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of postings by students in a graduate…
CFP: Seventh International Convention on Food and Drink Studies
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FORTHE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF FOOD After you attend the ASFS/AFHVS conference in May 2022, it might be worth heading over to France for this conference.…
Cultivating Connections: ASFS/AFHVS Annual Conference CFP
See below for the CFP for the best annual food studies conference in North America, which will take place next May in Athens, GA. Note that SAFN will…
Just Food: Because It Is Never Just Food
David Beriss Today was day one of this year’s best little food conference. Organized by the Association for the Study of Food and Society, the Agriculture, Food and…
SAFN Student Awards!
Rhubarb and radishes! Photo by David Beriss The deadline (June 15) for SAFN’s annual graduate and undergraduate paper awards is fast approaching. If you are a student, now…
Curative Cuisines of Cambodia
Editor’s Note: We recently published the winners of our first annual SAFN photo contest. There are, of course, interesting stories and research projects tied to the photos, which…
SAFN Award Winner Interviews
SAFN recently announced the 2020 winners of our student awards. The undergraduate Christine Wilson paper award went to Adele Woodmansee, for her paper “‘It is Pure Criollo Maize’:…
Christine Wilson 2020 Undergraduate Award Winner!
SAFN is happy to announce that the winner of the 2020 Christine Wilson Award for an Undergraduate Student is Adele Woodmansee of Harvard University for her paper “’It…
JUST FOOD: because it is never just food
Call for Abstracts: 2021 Joint Annual Conference of: The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS) Canadian Association fo…
“Pandemic as a portal”: a reflection on COVID-19 and the food-delivery industry
Ana Carolina NunesOregon State University I live on the second floor of an apartment complex. The two big windows in my living room and kitchen give me a…
SAFN Events at AAA’s Virtual Raising Our Voices Conference
SAFN Events at AAA’s Virtual Raising Our Voices Conference For the 2020 annual meeting the American Anthropological Association will be hosting a virtual event, and SAFN members will…
From Bat Soup to Bean Sprouts: Coronavirus Food Fears in Historical Perspective by Jack Greatrex
On a trip to Shandong, China, at the end of January 2020, a few days after the lockdown of Wuhan, I watched a video of a stewed bat…
Webinar on COVID-19 and the Food and Agricultural System
Former SAFN President John Brett sends news of this upcoming webinar, of possible interest to FoodAnthropology readers. Upcoming Webinar COVID-19 Effects on the Food and Agricultural System Frid…
CFP: Eating On the Move
We recently received the CFP below for an intriguing looking conference in Rome in September, 2021. This should be of interest to SAFN members. Full details are here:…
Pandemic Ruminations
Pamela Runestad Allegheny College Now that courses have come to an end, I’ve had time to breathe a little. I have been able to mourn some of the…
SAFN Student Awards, 2020
Students! Have you been doing research or writing on food and nutrition? Would you like fame, recognition, and money for your efforts? The Society for the Anthropology of…
“La gente tiene que comer”: Food and COVID-19
Lisa Grabinsky Oregon State University “La gente tiene que comer.” (“People have to eat”), my mother replied when I decided to study Nutrition and Food Science, believing that…
Eating in Class: Notes on Nourishment and Decolonial Pedagogy by Carina Truyts
It’s a common adage, following Lévi-Strauss, that “food is good to think with.” A class assignment that includes food-centred ethnographic presentations expands the scope of such thinking into…
Which Language for Local Food in Wallonie?
Joan Gross I just returned to my dissertation fieldwork site after 38 years. Back in the 1980s I examined the use of the regional Gallo-Romance dialect, Walloon, in…
AFHVS/ASFS Conference Deadline Extended!
Note the new deadline for this great conference. Also: SAFN members can register for the conference at member rates! ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 7th The University of…