Spring Library Lecture Series: “What’s Cooking? Exploring American Food, Culture, Politics, & History”
We’ve all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” So, what does this tell us about American food culture, politics and history?
A new batch of speakers will provide soundbites focused on the topic during the annual spring lecture series hosted by the Montana State University Billings Library.
The six-part series “What’s Cooking?: Exploring American Food, Culture, Politics, and History” will feature experts in the fields of history, science, communications and Native American studies, as well as Seabring Davis, Montana author and former editor of the Big Sky Journal.
Lectures will be held Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the library building, room 148. The series is free and the public is encouraged to attend. Receptions will follow each lecture.
Lecture Schedule
March 15: Dr. Sam Boerboom, MSUB Communications and Theatre Department
“Americans at the Table: The Political Language of Food”
March 22: Dr. Melissa Boehm, MSUB Communications and Theatre Department
“Pungent but Problematic: Media and Food Culture
March 29: Dr. Matt Queen and Michele McMullen, Registered Dietician, MSUB Biological & Physical Sciences Department
“Culinary Chemistry: A Campus Cuisine Cook-off”
April 5: Seabring Davis, author of “A Taste of Montana,” former editor of “Big Sky Journal” and founding editor of “Western Art & Architecture
“Food Memories”
April 12: Reno Charette, MSUB Director of American Indian Outreach
“Native Foods”
April 19: Stella Fong, wine and food educator, writer, and community volunteer
"On the Menu: What Billings Restaurants Served in Years Gone By"
To read more about each lecture, visit http://www.msubillings.edu/cooking/
For presenter bios, visit http://www.msubillings.edu/cooking/bio.htm