Meetings are scheduled for Fridays from 1:30-3:00 in 609 Social Science unless otherwise noted.

Friday, January 28: 

• Semester planning and discussion of a reading related to the "How we feed the world: The politics of talking about food" symposium on March 3 & 4
  

Friday, February 11:

• Round robin readings from the March symposium
  

Friday, February 18: 

• IAS talk by Nick Cullather and book chapter discussion (12:00-1:30, 125 Nolte)
  

Thursday, February 24: 

• IAS talk by Heather Paxson and Stefan Helmreich (4-5:30, 125 Nolte), with possible additional events

Friday, February 25:

• Paper workshop with Heather Paxson: "American Artisanal " from Artisan Cheese: Valuing Craft in Post-pastoral America (12:00-1:30)

Thurs.-Sat., March 3-5:

• IAS symposium: "How do we feed the world?"

Friday, March 25: 

• Chapter from Aaron Bobrow-Strain

Friday, April 8:

• Discussion of two articles on famine: "Let them eat cash" and "From famine to food crisis"
• Discussion of Heidi Gengenbach's research on food security in Africa

Tuesday, April 19:

• Paula Lupkin, "A Lager Landscape: The Cultural Economy of Beer in the Southwest," 4-5:30 PM, 125 Nolte

Thursday, April 21:

• Laurie Green, "'Saving Babies for Two Dimes a Day': The Politics of Hunger and Race in Memphis," 4-5:30 PM, 125 Nolte

Friday, May 6:

• Wrap up discussion for the semester

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Monday, August 8 @ 1 pm

• Tour of Second Harvest Heartland. Meet at their headquarters: 1140 Gervais Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55109