Having just finished my Qualifying Exams, I’m eager to share my process with anyone to whom it may be of use! There is no one right way to take exams, this is just how I did it. What are Qualifying Exams? Also called Comprehensive Exams, Orals, or Field Exams, Qualifying Exams are the last and…
Is Talk Cheap? My podcast on language + value
Those with the gift of gab know that talk is not cheap – the right phrase at the right time can be profitable or prestigious. In a series of three podcasts coming out now, my co-host (and advisor!) Dr. Kate Graber and I explore how language is or can be valued or valuable. These podcasts…
Looks are everything: my photo essay in Anthropology News
Scoot on over to Anthropology News to check out my newest photo essay, featuring Polaroid photographs I took at Christmas markets in Germany in December, 2023. Each photo features a food from the market, but some of the photos are of vegan foods, and some of foods made with meat and other animal products. Can…
Food Anthropology for Middle Schoolers: A Workshop
Over spring break, I was honored to introduce 16 middle schoolers from Indianapolis to food anthropology through the lens of bread. They were completing a two-week intensive course on bread, when for two weeks all their other classes were put on hold and they learned about bread through every school subject. While in Bloomington to…
How to Prevent Recipe Theft: A Conference Zine
I have just returned from AAA in Toronto, the annual and massive anthropology conference, and I am feeling very happy to be an anthropologist. I met up with old friends, made new ones, ate well with all the food scholars, and presented a paper to six very brave and not-even-too-bleary-eyed attendees at an 8am Saturday…
Ariana Gunderson 