0668 - What Canada Ate: Preserving and Teaching Canadian Culinary History
Course Description
Canada's culinary history is an amalgam of ingredients, flavours, and traditions representing the nation's diverse population. What Canadians have eaten throughout time can tell us a great deal about politics, economics, religion, society, and culture. This presentation will explore how the vast cookbook collection stored at the University of Guelph's Archival & Special Collections is being used by librarians, historians, and researchers as an innovative way to study Canada's vast history through the lens of food.
Instructor
Rebecca Beausaert is the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professor in Rural History at the University of Guelph. Her research explores food, agriculture, gender, and leisure in rural and small-town Ontario in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Ashley Shifflett McBrayne is the Rare Book Librarian at the University of Guelph's McLaughlin Library. She has worked with and catalogued cookbooks for over 10 years.
Location
Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex, Community Pavilion (101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, ON)
- Parking is free.
- Download the facility map (PDF) to find facilities and parking lots.
Notes
- Lecture Time : 130-300 pm
- Lecture Cost: $16.00 + HST
- Participants must register before the day of the lecture.
- Laurier’s online registration system accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Visa Debit, and MasterCard Debit.
- You will only be able to purchase 1 seat at the time of registration. If looking to register more than 1 person, each registrant will require their own account to complete the registration.
- Lectures are non-refundable
Contact
If you have any questions please email lifelonglearning@wlu.ca.