Food Culture: Anthropology, Linguistics and Food Studies (Research Methods for Anthropological Studies of Food and Nutrition, 2)

"This volume offers a comprehensive guide to methods used in the sociocultural, linguistic and historical research of food use. This volume is unique in offering food-related research methods from multiple academic disciplines, and includes methods that bridge disciplines to provide a thorough review of best practices. In each chapter, a case study from the author's own work is to illustrate why the methods were adopted in that particular case along with abundant additional resources to further develop and explore the methods". --Publisher Introduction To The Three-volume Set Research Methods For Anthropological Studies Of Food And Nutrition / Janet Chrzan -- Introduction To Food Culture : Anthropology, Linguistics, And Food Studies / Janet Chrzan -- Research Ethics In Food Studies / Sharon Devine And John Brett -- The Anthropology Of Food And Food Anthropology : A Sociocultural Perspective / Geraldine Moreno-black -- Interviewing Epistemologies : From Life History To Kitchen Table Ethnography / Ramona Lee Perez -- Body Image / Nicole Taylor And Mimi Nichter -- Visual Anthropology Methods / Helen Vallianatos -- On The Lookout : The Use Of Direct Observation In Nutritional Anthropology / Barbara A. Piperata And Darna L. Dufour -- Participant-observation And Interviewing Techniques / Heather Paxson -- Focus Groups In Qualitative Or Mixed-methods Research / Ramona Lee Perez -- Studying Food And Culture : Ethnographic Methods In The Classroom / Carole Counihan -- Introduction To Linguistic Anthropology Food Research Methods / Jillian R. Cavanaugh And Kathleen C. Riley -- Food Talk : Studying Food And Language In Use Together / Kathleen C. Riley And Jillian R. Cavanaugh -- An Introduction To Cultural Domain Analysis In Food Research : Free Lists And Pile Sorts / Ariela Zycherman -- Food And Text(ual) Analysis / Kathleen C. Riley -- Analysis Of Primary Historic Sources / Ken Albala -- Introduction To Food Studies Methods / Amy B. Trubek -- Meaning-centered Food Research / Lucy M. Long -- Food And Place / William Woys Weaver -- Sensory Ethnography : Methods And Research Design For Food Studies Research / Rachel E. Black -- Methods For Examining Food Value Chains In Conventional And Alternative Trade / Catherine M. Tucker -- The Single Food Approach : A Research Strategy In Nutritional Anthropology / Andrea S. Wiley And Janet Chrzan. Edited By Janet Chrzan And John Brett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The dramatic increase in all things food in popular and academic fields during the last two decades has generated a diverse and dynamic set of approaches for understanding the complex relationships and interactions that determine how people eat and how diet affects culture. These volumes offer a comprehensive reference for students and established scholars interested in food and nutrition research in Nutritional and Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Socio-Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology, Food Studies and Applied Public Health Contents Introduction to the Three-Volume Set: Research Methods for Anthropological Studies of Food and Nutrition Introduction to Food Culture: Anthropology, Linguistics, and Food Studies Research Ethics in Food Studies SECTION IV Socio-Cultural Approaches