New open access book: A Contemporary Archaeology of London’s Mega Events (UCL Press)
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Please join us for this free, two-day programming relating to the cultural and environmental history of shad and the Delaware River in Gloucester County, NJ, on June 21 and June 24, 2017!
EVENT I
WHAT: Community Read and Discussion of John McPhee’s book The Founding Fish
Want to chat about the history of shad at Red Bank and the Whitall House in Gloucester County, New Jersey? Delve into John McPhee’s book _The Founding Fish_, and come share your own “fish stories” with us!
Dear H-FoodStudies members,
I wanted to let you know about the new IHR Food History Seminar, which meets for the first time on Thursday 4th May! Our seminars will be held at 5.30pm on alternate Thursdays during the summer term. Our programme for the term is as follows:
4 May A Fraction of a Man: Dieting the Female Prisoner, 1843-1913
Nadja Durbach (University of Utah)
18 May Symbols of Sovereignty: Food, Pageantry and Propaganda in Lancastrian England and France
Vanessa King (Goldsmiths, University of London)