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The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition - AAA section
United States
Joined March 2010
Our member-author, Rikki Brown, proposed an audio-photo essay which prompted Anthro News to add an audio modality to the site! Hurray for multi-sensory research in food studies! Listen in as you soak up these incredible images of her research:
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Eid Mubarak! After a long fast, many Muslim Americans turn to donuts and other baked goods to celebrate. What do you eat after a long period of fasting?.
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For some Muslim Americans, the best (and only) way to celebrate Eid al-Fitr is with a couple dozen doughnuts.
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On this Saint Patrick's Day, we ask an important question: what makes corned beef Irish?.
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Pączki Day is also celebrated on Fat Tuesday and cherished Chicagoland tradition where many bakeries have these delectable bites of jelly or cream. Learn more about them here:
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Paczki Day, also known as Fat Tuesday, is being celebrated across Chicago March 4, 2025. Here are 25 bakeries to find the Polish treat.
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The Mardi Gras tradition of king cakes is a now nationwide, but most popular in New Orleans, where many of the best purveyors open up shop a few weeks before and sell them from locations like bakeries, but also drive-thrus at gas stations! Read more here:
nytimes.com
A tire shop parking lot has become a popular destination for those craving the beloved treat. The only problem: Which variety to choose?
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The days leading up to Lent are a time of revelry, celebration, and baked goods!
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The final award is the Christine Wilson Award! This student paper prize has both an Undergraduate and Graduate Award categories for the most outstanding student papers on nutrition, food studies and anthropology. It is due 3/31! More information below:.
foodanthro.com
DEADLINE May 15, 2025 The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SAFN) is pleased to invite students to submit papers in competition for the Undergraduate Christine Wilson Award and th…
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The next SAFN award to promote is the Thomas Marchione Food-as-a-Human-Right Student Award. It is for ongoing or completed student work what engaged with food security and food sovereignty. It is due 3/31! More information below:.
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The Thomas Marchione Food-as-a-Human-Right Student Award Deadline Extended for Applications: Due May 15, 2025 @ 5 pm This annual award will be awarded to a student whose work continues and expands …
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SAFN is also announcings its Student Research Award! This is for Masters or PhD level students with a concentration in food/nutritional anthropology to support the research phase of the project. Due 3/31. For more details please visit the link below:.
foodanthro.com
The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition invites applications for our $800 annual research award for Masters or PhD level students at an accredited college or university with a concen…
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SAFN is proud to announce its five annual awards!.The Future of Food Anthropology Fellowship amplifies the research, community-engaged scholarship, and/or activism of junior scholars. More information can be found on our website, the app is due 3/31:
foodanthro.com
Future of Food Anthropology Fellowship Building on our 2020 Statement on Racial Injustice, SAFN launched the Future of Food Anthropology Fellowship in 2023. We will award one to two fellowships ann…
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As we approach the Big Game on Sunday, now is a good time to rehash the theme of food and commensality! Food is a shared, communal activity which brings us together in a variety of ways. For more see this piece:
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
Every time we eat, we craft our identities, perform relationships, and shape our communities, from the local to the global.
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Please check out the newest article on AnthroNews by Mecca Howe and Ariana Gunderson entitled Knowledge / Ignorance and Caring About the Food We Eat and Study!.
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As anthropologists, we study what we care about, making research an intimate undertaking. In the study of food, we even ingest and incorporate our subject
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Please join us for the virtual edition of our 50 year anniversary roundtable next Wednesday afternoon at 12:45pm during the AAA meetings. Hope to see you there!
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Join us for Transforming Food Systems: Praxis for Sustainable Agriculture and Social Justice on Thursday morning at the AAA meeting. This panel considers uses field-based research to apply theory in ways that foreground positive social change + food equity. Hope to see you there!
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Another upcoming food panel for the AAA conference in Tampa, Anthropology of Diaspora Foodways, will be held on Thursday morning. Hope to see you there!!
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Join us in celebrating the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition's 50th anniversary at a joint reception with Culture & Agriculture on Friday 11-22 starting at 7:30pm! Enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and conversation as we honor SAFN's legacy and foster connections.
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Please join SAFN for our two-part 50 Year Roundtable Celebration, From Nutrition to Culture: 50 Years of the Anthropology of Food, at the AAA meetings on Saturday.11/23 from 8:30am to 11:45am!
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SAFN is pleased to begin its promotion of talks during the AAA Conference in Tampa, FL which begins in about 3 weeks! This panel Invisible Labor, Visible Flavors, showcases various graduate student research across the U.S. food system with Latinx labor. Hope to see you there!
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Check out this post from Anthropology News entitled Problematic Brews, concerning Dr. Christina Tekie Collins' research on beer and brewing in Ethiopia. She examines the erasure of these indigenous beers by corporate interests.
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PhD student Andrew Mitchel (The Ohio State University) is completing fieldwork in Oaxaca this June!.His study focuses on the success of chefs + their business; the need/lack of adaptation of local ingredients/flavors for tourist palates; and questions of identity for local chefs
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