Eating Together: Commensality seen through objects in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
A presentation and discussion of food and drink-related objects in the RAMM collection
We would like to invite you to join us for the presentation and discussion of food and drink-related objects in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum collection. Harry G West (Professor of Anthropology and Convenor of the MA Food Studies at the University of Exeter) will frame the presentation with observations on commensality—the act of coming together to share food and drink. Tony Eccles (Curator of Ethnography at the RAMM) will then present a range of materials, with commentary provided by a number of specialists from the University of Exeter.
| A College of Social Sciences and International Studies workshop | |
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| Date | 5 February 2020 |
| Time | 15:00 to 16:30 |
| Place | Meeting Room A at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen St, Exeter EX4 3RX |
| Provider | College of Social Sciences and International Studies |
Event details
17th and 18th century tea sets from China
Objects for preparing, serving and drinking coffee from 20th century Oman
Sake sets from 19th century Japan
A 20th century kava bowl from Tonga
And a 19th century potlatch feasting dish from the American northwest
Paul Cleave, Lecturer in Food Studies and Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
Jane Whittle, Professor of Economic and Social History, University of Exeter
Kawa Morad, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter
Geoffrey Hughes, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter
Celia Plender, Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter
Iza Kavedzija, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Exeter
Tomi Bartole, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ZRC SAZU, Slovenia
