Beyond the Butter Churn: History, Food, and Social Activism
Location
Room 320, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
Start Date
1-6-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
1-6-2015 12:15 PM
Description
The current enthusiasm for ‘‘local food’’ offers public historians an opportunity to strengthen civic dialogues about place, land and energy use, labor, economy, health, and governance. Join the discussion about how public historians can move beyond conventional exhibits and living history to reshape both scaled-down food systems and civically engaged museums and historic sites.
Moderator:
- David Glassberg, Department of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presenter:
- Cathy Stanton, Senior Lecturer, Tufts University
Beyond the Butter Churn: History, Food, and Social Activism
Room 320, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
The current enthusiasm for ‘‘local food’’ offers public historians an opportunity to strengthen civic dialogues about place, land and energy use, labor, economy, health, and governance. Join the discussion about how public historians can move beyond conventional exhibits and living history to reshape both scaled-down food systems and civically engaged museums and historic sites.
Moderator:
- David Glassberg, Department of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presenter:
- Cathy Stanton, Senior Lecturer, Tufts University
