Narratives of Food and Culture

// Presented by the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts

“Narratives of Food and Culture” explores social and political tensions through an interdisciplinary perspective on food production, preparation, and consumption. Food is sensual and intersects with many questions that humanities scholars address, such as history, family, memory, belonging, place, and body politics. Yet food also is often rendered mundane as a simple necessity of everyday life. In our seminar, we seek to explore creative and interdisciplinary approaches to food studies, including food stories, global historical connections, food access, and food politics. The longer-term vision for our seminar is to create a collective of food studies scholars on campus, to connect with the community, and to work on digital food story maps to explore local food systems and their global connections.

Contact

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  Natalie Graham
  Africana Studies
  ngraha10@utk.edu

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  Maria Stehle
  World Languages and Cultures
  mstehle@utk.edu