Project Description
This project traces dominant and subversive narratives linking food and place in Peru and the American South (specifically: hospitality, nostalgia, multiculturalism, and sustainability). Summer 2025 research will focus on the aesthetic and ethical ideal of sustainability and how it is conceptualized in contemporary food movements. The broader project is situated within interdisciplinary critique of popular representations of food that celebrate its cultural significance without attending to the socioeconomic and ecological devastations wrought by contemporary (global, industrial, and corporate) food systems. Student researchers will assist with (1) ongoing scholarly literature review; (2) analysis of existing qualitative data; and (3) potentially engage in new qualitative data collection and analysis. Students will also serve as collaborators and thought-partners for the broader project
Prerequisites
No.
Special Comments
Project Information (subject to change)
Estimated Start Date: 6/9/2025
Estimated End Date: 7/18/2025
Estimated Project Duration: 6 weeks
Maximum Number of Students Sought: 2
Research Location: Hybrid
Contact Information: Catarina Passidomo (email: cpassidomo@wlu.edu)