Apr 17, 2017
In our second interview with a
professor teaching food history, Matt and Andrew discuss how to
teach a World History course through food. Come for the
pedagogical insights, stay for the singing canned
corn.
Recommendations:
Rachel Laudan, Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in
World History. An essential text for
instructors...
Apr 15, 2017
In this episode, Dave sits down with Lauren Janes, an assistant professor at Hope College in Holland, MI. We discuss her recently published book, her new project on using food case studies to illuminate key themes in world history (potatoes = Columbian Exchange, sugar = Trans-Atlantic slave trade, curry = imperialism,...