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…
Tag: Food Studies
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…
Intercultural Learning Community on Food, Culture and Social Justice, Part II
The Intercultural Learning Community at the vegan restaurant, Quinoa, operated by one of our own members, Luz Zaruma Joan Gross Oregon State University Just as our fall term…
“I Remember the Day I said ‘Okay, I’ve Read Everything,’” an Interview with Carole Counihan
David Sutton Here is the second in my series of video interviews with food anthropologists. This one is with Dr. Carole Counihan, who probably needs no introduction. In…
Intercultural Learning Community on Food, Culture and Social Justice
Group photo at Oregon Food Bank Farms Joan Gross Oregon State University I spent two very intense weeks at the end of September leading the lntercultural Learning Community…
CFP for the Best Annual Food Studies Conference in North America
Note: This is the call for papers for the best annual interdisciplinary food studies conference in North America. You can meet leading food scholars, have great discussions, probably…
Reminder: 2019 Thomas Marchione Award Deadline is July 26!
Do not miss this opportunity to have your work recognized! Graduate Students! Are you doing or have you recently completed research related to food and human rights? Food…
Reminder! 2019 Christine Wilson Awards Applications Due Soon!
Don’t Miss This Great Opportunity! Students! Did you write a research paper on food and/or nutrition this year? Are you writing one now? Want fame and recognition? We…
Food for Thought: Nourishment, Culture, Meaning
Call for papers The Food Studies Program, New York University (NYU), the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Communication (CIRCe) and the Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences, Univ…
Thomas Marchione Award 2019
Graduate Students! Are you doing or have you recently completed research related to food and human rights? Food security? Food justice? Do you consider that these and related…
Christine Wilson Awards for 2019
Students! Are you writing great research papers on food and/or nutrition? Want fame and recognition? We want to hear from you! The Society for the Anthropology of Food…