The 10th annual Fast Food for Thought, hosted by Food Literacy for All, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, in the Samuel T. Dana Building (room 1040). This is a "lightning talk" event, with 10 U-M faculty and staff each talking for 5 minutes on a topic related to food and agriculture.
THIS YEAR'S FAST FOOD FOR THOUGHT SPEAKERS:
Dr. Alexis J. Handal (School of Public Health) on "Harvesting Inequity: The Role of Work for Women in Agriculture"
Abigail Merolle (SEAS) on "Building a Framework for Manoomin (wild rice) Stewardship in the Great Lakes Region”
Dr. Allan Hruska (SEAS) on "Smallholder Farmers Need More Agroecology, Not Inaccessible Technologies"
Amber Bal (LSA, Romance Languages & Literature) on "The Princess and the Pea(nut): The Cash Crop Beneath the Mattress of Colonial Modernity"
Allyson Pérez (LSA, American Culture) on "¡A las ventanitas, valientes, corred! Food, Identity, and Politics in Cuban America"
Caylen Cole-Hazel (Hatcher Graduate Library) on "Sowing New Stories - Empowering the Future of Seed Sharing with the U-M Seed Library"
Dr. Rebecca Hasson (Kinesiology) on "Fast Physical Activity for Thought"
Clara Gamalski (Student Life Sustainability) on "Envisioning Alternative Campus Food Systems: For Students, By Students"
Dr. Alicia R. Ventresca-Miller (LSA, Anthropology) on "Stuck in Your Teeth: The Ancient History of Diet"
Dr. Miranda Brown (LSA, Chinese Studies) on "Should Food Really Be a Love Language?"
After the talks, we invite you to join us for a casual reception in the Dana Building with delicious bites prepared by Red Tail Catering. Chef SouFy and Chef Angus Bush bring culinary creativity and skills in classical French techniques, traditional Anishinaabe foodways, and indigenous fusion. We hope you can join us to mingle with faculty, students, and community members.
