It has become a familiar feeling in 2020: the wrenching heartbreak of hearing a long-awaited in-person gathering has been cancelled. Even if one knows it to be the only choice, it stings to mourn the loss of one more thing. That’s why I was delighted when when my favorite annual Food Studies conference was moved…
Category: Public Scholarship
Alice Waters Potluck
I’ll be hosting an Alice Waters Potluck at Practice Space, a shop and studio in Inman Square, as part of their winter research question: why do we dream of California? Check out the event page here and buy your tickets here – the dinner is limited to 16 seats and they’re going fast! Why an…
Potato Chips + Class
You many not think about it as you crunch your way to the bottom of the bag, but potato chip packaging says a lot about social class. In this post, I’ll tell you about how the Boston University Gastronomy Program got community members thinking about chips + class, and then share a how-to guide for…
Talking Shop: Sharing my Oyster Research on Cape Cod
On a cozy October evening at the Cotuit Library on Cape Cod, I presented my research and findings from my 2018 Summer Graduate Fellowship at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Oyster farmers, homeowners, tourists, and community members attended my talk, “Cape Cod Oysters and Climate Change.” I saw…
A New Start in Spring
As we dig out from winter’s frost, the bright colors and fresh scents of spring beckon new projects. On this site I’ll share my food studies work, from academic papers, to Instagram accounts, to daily musings.
Ariana Gunderson 