The Human Appetite: Food and Anthropology

The School of Anthropology at
The University of Arizona presents
a Centennial Celebration Panel:
The Human Appetite:
Food and Anthropology
Food engages our senses, evokes a sense of place, and offers a means for nurturing. Our efforts to
obtain it and how we think about it have structured human life from our earliest beginnings to the
present day. From subsistence strategies, to nutrition, to the role of foodways in identity construction,
to food security and sovereignty, food is THE story of the human condition. Anthropology offers a
robust perspective on food that cuts across time and space. UA anthropologists are at the forefront of
research on food from biological, cultural, archaeological, and social perspectives. A panel showcasing
the work of faculty and graduate students in the School of Anthropology will explore various aspects
of how we, as humans, are what (and how) we eat.
Presentations:
1) Ashley Stinnett: “The (almost) Lost Art of Heritage
Butchery”
2) Victoria Moses: “Early Roman Animal Sacrifice and
Consumption”
Friday, April 24, 2015
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Haury Room 216
3) Ivy Pike: “Mobile Meals: Diet and Identity among East African
Pastoralists”
4) Mamadou Baro: “Tackling Food Insecurity in the Sahel: The Challenge of
Resilience”
5) Amanda Hilton: "Lessons from Ndee Bikiyaa, The People's Farm: The
Healing Potential of White Mountain Apache Food Sovereignty"
6) Maribel Alvarez: “Biography of a Grain: Ethnographic Conundrums in
the Narratives of Revival about White Sonora Wheat”