Middle Eastern Food and the Making of an Israeli National Cuisine
By Dr. Ari Ariel Tuesday, March 3 at 1:00 PM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Ari Ariel is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Iowa. He has a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern studies from Columbia University and a diploma in Classical Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center). […]
The Rise of a “New Style Cuisine” in 19th Century Istanbul: A Historical Analysis of Ottoman Cookbooks
By Dr. Özge Samancı Friday, February 27 at 10:30 AM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 121 Dr. Özge Samancı is Assistant Professor of food History in the Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Bachelor Degree program in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. She holds a PhD in history and Civilizations from the Ecole […]
Advocacy in Action: Understanding the influence of advocacy organizations on local affordable housing policy in the U.S.
By Anaid Yerena Monday February 23, 2015 at 2:30pm 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Anaid is an architect, planner, and researcher who investigates public participation processes and activities related to housing and community development. Her research has a strong community-based component that provides knowledge to advocate for and empower disenfranchised groups. As an undergraduate at […]
Cultural “Other” in Colonial New England: The Duality of Maize
By Dr. Karen Bescherer Metheny Tuesday, February 24 at 2:00 PM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Karen Bescherer Metheny, PhD, is a Lecturer for the Gastronomy Program, Metropolitan College, Boston University and Visiting Researcher in the Department of Archaeology at Boston University. She is senior editor of Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia (July 2015, with […]
Policy Networks, Urban Economic Development, and the Arts
Photo: flickr/Harvey Barrison By Richard Maloney Thursday, February 19, 2015 1:30–2:30 PM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Rich is Assistant Professor of Arts Administration and Director ad interim of the Arts Administration program where he teaches classes in performing arts management, fundraising, internship, the art world and comparative cultural policy. As a professional musician, he has […]
Cooking as Cultural Security: Change and Continuity in Indigenous Foodways
With Dr. Ariela Zycherman Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1–2 PM 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 109 Introduced by Shea Cronin Ariela Zycherman is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas Christian University, and Adjunct Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of […]
Dr. Hervé This Lecture Mentioned in Boston Globe
On Friday, October 24, at 6 p.m., Dr. Hervé This addressed a rapt audience attending Boston University’s Jacques Pépin Lecture Series, part of BU’s Programs in Food, Wine & the Arts. The eminent French author and physical chemist was demonstrating his provocative vision in culinary innovation using principles from his new book Note-by-Note Cooking: The […]
Security: Changing the Game with Jennifer Lesser Henley
On September 4, 2014, the Director of Security Operations at Facebook, Jennifer Lesser Henley, spoke at Boston University to discuss the state of cybersecurity. In her talk, Lesser Henley discussed the delicate balance of maintaining a high level of security without impeding Facebook’s usability. She offered helpful tips for Facebook users, such as activating login […]
Academic Events—Spring 2014
Project Management in Practice Conference May 16, 2014 This year, the popular project management conference focused on women in the field. Feature addresses were made by Roberta Chinsky Matuson, Dean Tanya Zlateva, Professor Virginia A. Greiman, and Gina Abudi—all accomplished presenters, researchers and practitioners. Visit conference site Author’s Reception May 2, 2014 In May, MET […]
Gastronomy @ BU Lecture Series
Cultivating Whiteness: Gentleman Farming as Settler Colonialism in Los Angeles Date: Thursday, January 30, 6 PM Location: Boston University College of General Studies, Room 505 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA (map) Speaker: Laura Barraclough, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Race and Migration, Yale University Presented in conjunction with MET ML 712, Sociology of […]