Behind the Scenes: How I Wrote My First Academic Book
This is the story of how I wrote my first book—Diners, Dudes & Diets: How Gender & Power Collide in Food Media & Culture—out November 2020 from UNC Press.
Author: Emily Contois
Diners, Dudes, and Diets: All the Illustrations
Diners, Dudes, and Diets features 21 black and white images. Find them all here in full color, along with some bonuses.
Diners, Dudes & Diets Pre-order Promotion
Preorders really help authors, so I’d love your support to order my new book—and I’ll send you a custom designed postcard as thanks!
Teaching Online: How to Be More Creative & Engaging
Six tips for how to teach in creative and engaging ways online.
Our Food Media Top 10
On our last day of #foodxmedia, we created a top 10 listicle to summarize what resonated most with my students.
For My Students: My First 10 “Bad” Instagram Posts
My students’ Instagram lives made me reflect on mine, my first posts, and who I want to be on the app.
Food Media Syllabus
Through historic cookbooks, Instagram, and 30+ virtual guests, “Food Media” critically considers our global food system through media.
Thinking Through Food and Media
A panel synopsis on the intersection of food studies & media studies that explores key texts, concepts, challenges & a future research agenda.
ASFS 2019 at University of Alaska Anchorage + a Call to Action
A 2019 ASFS conference debrief, plus why the Alaska governor’s 41% cut to the university system matters for all of us.
Reflecting on the Southern Foodways Alliance & Bentonville, Arkansas
The SFA Summer Field Trip explored the food culture of Bentonville, Arkansas, a booming and blossoming city shaped by immigrants, corporate interests, and a deep sense of place.
Teaching the Unruly Unessay
My students and I tested out unessays this semester, an assignment I now highly recommend.
CFP—You Are What You Post: Food and Instagram
Emily Contois and Zenia Kish welcome chapter proposals on the topic of food and Instagram for an edited collection.
Teaching with Infographics
My students translated 1500-word essays into infographics. I share details for instructors interested to try a similar assignment.
On Teaching “Persuasive Influences in America” for the First Time
I reflect on what my students and I read, wrote, and learned in a course on persuasion in the U.S.
The Changing Nutrition Landscape for Whole Grains: Insights from History & Pop Culture
In November 2018, I had the opportunity to present at the Oldways Whole Grains Council Conference in Seattle, Washington.
