The People’s
Anthropologist.
Building communities of care such that when all else fails, we know that we have each other.
Building communities of care such that when all else fails, we know that we have each other.
Most people don’t think about this, but food helps create a space for vital dialogue, community and survival. In this fireside chat, Ashanté Reese will discuss her book Gather, unpacking how food spaces function as critical sites of connection and resistance.
Dr. Ashanté Reese will be the opening speaker, The Nourishment We Give Each Other, for the morning session at the 6th Annual Gathering for San Diego County Food Vision 2030.
Anthropologist Ashanté M. Reese will be discussing Gather, her book about food justice, community food systems, and how to embrace local power.
Dr. Reese will be joined in conversation by Dr. Jessica Walker. Q&A and book signing to follow discussion; books will be available for purchase.
Facilitated by Charlene Carruthers (Founding Director, Black Youth Project 100). Panelists include Jafari Allen (Columbia University), Roderick Ferguson (Yale University), Jaden Janak (St. Olaf College), Barbara Ransby (University of Illinois Chicago), Ashanté Reese (University of Texas at Austin), and Ula Taylor (University of California, Berkeley).
Ashanté M. Reese will be discussing Gather in conversation with Dr. Symone Johnson, professor of African and Black Diaspora Studies.
Join online to hear Ashanté M. Reese sharing about teaching and pedagogy in food studies.
