Dan Philippon And "The Nature of Slow Food" Come To Boise Idaho

Professor Dan Philippon will lecture on the “Slow Food” movement in Europe. Although Slow Food is often portrayed as a contrast to fast food, it is less about speed than scale. Visits with artisan food producers in Italy’s Piedmont region, where Slow Food as born, illustrate the weaknesses in romantic understanding of nature as “other” and confirm that scale is the key variable in the search for sustainability.

 

In spring 2012, a new public lecture series began at Boise State University. The goal of the series is to promote interdisciplinary inquiry and to foster dialogue across the campus and community, based on the premise that big questions need interdisciplinary answers. 

How are conceptions of nature expressed in literature, art, philosophy, music, and other humanities disciplines? How did ideas of nature change from 1660 to the present, a period of radical change and revolution?

These lectures are free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception with a cash bar and appetizers. All events will be held in the Boise State Student Union Building, Simplot Ballroom A-D, followed by a reception.

Featuring Dan Philippon, Associate Professor of English, University of Minnesota

The Nature Of Slow Food is happening Tuesday, March 11, 2013, 6 PM with a reception to follow at 7 PM, Simplot Ballroom, Boise State University.

For free reception tickets and information about free parking, please contact Dr. Harvey at samanthaharvey@boisestate.edu or go to http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/ideaofnature/ for more  information.

The Nature Of Slow Food Is Sponsored By:

Boise State University

Arts and Humanities Institute

College of Education

College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs

Extended Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of English

Environmental Studies Program

Idaho Humanity Council

The College of Idaho

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