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Anthropology Colloquium: Timescapes of Importing European Cheese into the US

Protecting Perishable Values: Timescapes of Importing European Cheese into the United States with Dr. Heather Paxson, MIT. May 4th 12:15 PM - Class of '53 Commons - Paganucci

Thursday, May 4, 2023
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Paganucci Lounge, Class of 1953 Commons
Intended Audience(s): Alumni, Faculty, Postdoc, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Categories: Arts and Sciences, Lectures & Seminars
Registration required.

Anthropology Colloquium - Protecting Perishable Values: Timescapes of Importing European Cheese into the United States with Dr. Heather Paxson, MIT. 

  • Thursday, May 4th at 12:15 PM - Class of 1953 Commons, 104 Paganucci Lounge
  • Lunch provided for those who RSVP by April 27th to Maron.E.Greenleaf@dartmouth.edu

Drawing on ongoing ethnographic research with cheese importers and exporters, this talk traces the work of importing perishable foods (especially cheese) into the United States as a job of navigating trade regulations and employing cold chain technology to preserve perishable values — both the edibility and palatability of perishable foods, and the commodity value of goods.

Heather Paxson Is The William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor And Head Of Anthropology At MIT. She Is The Author Of The Life Of Cheese: Crafting Food And Value In America (U Of California, 2004) And The Editor Of Eating Beside Ourselves: Thresholds Of Foods And Bodies, Published Earlier This Year By Duke University Press. Heather Was An Area Editor On The Oxford Companion To Cheese And Recently Served A 5-Year Term As Co-Editor Of Cultural Anthropology.

For more information, contact:
Maron Greenleaf
Maron.E.Greenleaf@dartmouth.edu
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