Food Anthropology - College of Humanities and Sciences
Food Anthropology - College of Humanities and Sciences
Food Anthropology - College of Humanities and Sciences
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<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Anthropology</strong><br />
By Elizabeth Di Stasio
What is <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Anthropology</strong>?<br />
The <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong> is an analysis <strong>of</strong> food in culture.<br />
While the primary purpose for food is nutrition, it also has a<br />
cultural dimension by which people choose what they eat not<br />
only by flavor or nutritional value, but by cultural, religious,<br />
historic, economic or social status, <strong>and</strong> environmental factors.
Society for the <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Nutrition –<br />
Overview:<br />
• The Society for the <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Nutrition (SAFN),<br />
formerly known as the Council on Nutritional <strong>Anthropology</strong> (CNA),<br />
was organized in 1974 in response to the increased interest in the<br />
interface between social sciences <strong>and</strong> human nutrition. SAFN has the<br />
following objectives:<br />
• To encourage research <strong>and</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> ideas, theories, methods <strong>and</strong><br />
scientific information relevant to underst<strong>and</strong>ing the socio-cultural,<br />
behavioral <strong>and</strong> political-economic factors related to food <strong>and</strong> nutrition;<br />
• To provide a forum for communication <strong>and</strong> interaction among scientists<br />
sharing these interests <strong>and</strong> with other appropriate organizations;<br />
• To promote practical collaboration among social <strong>and</strong> nutritional<br />
scientists at the fields <strong>and</strong> program levels.<br />
www.foodanthro.com
Programs in <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong> –<br />
• Indiana State University<br />
- Masters <strong>and</strong> PhD program in <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> food<br />
- $21,730.00 a semester – Out <strong>of</strong> state Graduate tuition<br />
• School <strong>of</strong> Oriental <strong>and</strong> African Studies - London<br />
- Masters in <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong><br />
- Cost?
Anthropologically-informed Books on<br />
the Topics <strong>of</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Nutrition<br />
• Apple Pie & Enchiladas: Latino Newcomers in<br />
the Rural Midwest.<br />
• Feeding the city. From street market to liberal<br />
reform in Salvador. Brazil. 1780-1860<br />
• The School <strong>Food</strong> Revolution: Public <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
the Challenge <strong>of</strong> Sustainable Development<br />
• <strong>Food</strong> for Thought: Essays on Eating <strong>and</strong> Culture
<strong>Food</strong> Studies Graduate Programs –<br />
• NYU<br />
• Boston University<br />
• Chatham University<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Gastronomic <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Adelaide<br />
• Oxford Brooks University<br />
• University <strong>of</strong> Vermont<br />
• Green Mountains <strong>College</strong>
Leading <strong>Food</strong> Anthropologists<br />
• Sidney W. Mintz<br />
– Sidney Mintz has been called our “foremost scholar<br />
on sweetness” for his l<strong>and</strong>mark work on the role <strong>of</strong><br />
sugar in the world system.<br />
• Christine M. Du Bois<br />
– Contributing author <strong>of</strong> The World <strong>of</strong> Soy
The <strong>Food</strong> Studies Conference-<br />
• The <strong>Food</strong> Studies Conference examines the state <strong>of</strong> interdisciplinary food<br />
studies by focusing on the relationships between traditions <strong>and</strong><br />
transformations <strong>of</strong> foodways <strong>and</strong> cuisines.<br />
• The <strong>Food</strong> Studies Conference is looking for papers that examine<br />
questions surrounding food traditions <strong>and</strong> traditional foodways such as:<br />
- Who decides on the authenticity <strong>of</strong> “traditional” food <strong>and</strong> foodways? (<br />
Home cooks? Cookbook authors? Chefs?)<br />
- How do particular foods become associated with nations or peoples?<br />
- How have global food systems impacted local food traditions? (India’s<br />
new vegetarian McDonalds?)