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Culture and Cuisine of Québec 2.0

  This course was a big success last fall so we have decided to run it again. Some of the highlights during our trip to Québec last year included having dinner at Côté Est with culinary artisans in Kamouraska, wrestling eels, … Continue reading

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Porta Palazzo on BBC Radio 4

On Wednesday, March 20, I will be talking about my book Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market on the show “Thinking Allowed” on BBC Radio 4.

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Porta Palazzo – De Bosis Colloquium, Harvard University, March 25, 2013

I will be presenting my book Porta Palazzo: The Anthropology of an Italian Market as part of the de Bosis Colloquium in Italian Studies at Harvard University. This event is open to the public. March 25, 5-7pm at Boylston Hall, Room … Continue reading

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Snapshots from the field

  I am grinning at the camera but my body is awkward in my big winter coat. I look out of place and foreign. I am much taller than Luigi and Rosella. There is something generally uncomfortable about the photo. … Continue reading

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Around the Italian Table: A Roundtable Discussion of Contemporary Food Ethnography in Italy

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