Exeter Food Event - Paul Freedman talk- Why Food Matter
Join Exeter Food Network as we welcome Paul Freedman to discuss his recent book:
Join Exeter Food Network as we welcome Paul Freedman to discuss the topic of his recent book: Why Food Matters.
| An Exeter Food research event | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 October 2023 |
| Time | 16:30 to 18:30 |
| Place | Harrison Building 103 |
| Provider | Exeter Food |
| Organizer | Exeter Food |
Event details
Abstract
About Paul Freedman – Professor of History, Yale University.
Why does food matter? Beyond the obvious fact that food is biologically necessary, it also has historical and political importance. This is manifested through basic commodities (the significance of wheat in the current Russian war against Ukraine, for example).
Some of the major shifts in the past thousand years were the result of demand for luxuries, for non-strategic products such as spices which motivated European voyages of discovery and colonization. Food also defines us culturally, as nations (fish and chips), regions (mushy peas) and by class divisions (caviar).
Location:
Harrison Building 103
