2014: B.A. in Egyptology, Brown University
2019: M.L.A. in Gastronomy (Food Studies), Boston University
Degree Program: Ph.D.
2014: B.A. in Egyptology, Brown University
2019: M.L.A. in Gastronomy (Food Studies), Boston University
Ariana is a cultural and linguistic anthropologist studying food in Europe. Her dissertation centers on how meat and fake meat construct political, gender, queer, regional, and national identity in Leipzig, Germany. Previous research includes intellectual property and entextualization in the recipe industry, food memory and nostalgia, vermouth-making, and public/private space in restaurants. You can find more information about her current work and publications on her website: arianagunderson.com.
Gunderson, Ariana. 2020. “The Illegitimate Tent: Private use of public space at a San Francisco restaurant.” Food and Foodways 28(4): 321-331, https://doi.org/10.1080/07409710.2020.1826714
Gunderson, Ariana. 2020. “Eating the Plague.” Gastronomica 20(3): 11. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2020.20.3.11
Rosalyn Negrón, Alissa Ruth, Cindi Sturtz Sreetharan, Ariana Gunderson, Elisabeth Ilboudo Nébié, shah noor hussein, Melissa Beresford, H. Russell Bernard, Robin G. Nelson, Amber Wutich. 2024. “Building an Inclusive Big Tent for Methods: Invitation to a Community of Practice where the Methods Belong to All of Us” Practicing Anthropology 46(2): 84-87, https://doi.org/10.1080/08884552.2024.2345793