Novecento, the prestigious revue of the Ferruccio Parri National Institute, the Italian house organ of the Historical Institutes of the Resistance and the Contemporary Era in Italy, has published a contribution by Prof. Gabriele Proglio, professor of Contemporary History at UNISG. The article is dedicated to teaching the history of food and his fruitful interactions with students.
Titled “History of Food, Pedagogy, and Public History: Experiences of University Teaching”, the article offers reflections on the teaching, pedagogical, and public history experiences that Prof. Proglio experimented with during the 2022/2023 academic year.
After an introduction on the teaching experience and reflections on the most appropriate educational and pedagogical methods for a multi- and trans-disciplinary theme, the podcast tool is emphasized as a teaching experience. Finally, a section is dedicated to the projects carried out by individual groups of students.
Here are the student groups and their works:
Tea Amo
The podcast by Matteo Bertorello, Valeria Burchi, Sarah Fine, Andrea Fissore, and Jaiyao Lin is dedicated to the global history of tea.
Dictator Disasters
Marcello Micheletto, Daniel Livio Dujany, Kiggwe Livingstone, and Giovanni Maria Torboli addressed the theme of dictatorships.
Food Riots
This podcast covers the history of food-related riots. The group includes Pietro Fatai, Antonio Belli, Francesco Mattioli, Alberto Ardissone, Tommaso Pelatti, and Filippo Napodano.
Tasting Equality
Formed by Tal Bar Mocha, Lilou Carpi, Rafaela Batista Da Silva Marchetti Moraes, Roni Chen, and Caroline Jane Long, this group addressed gender inequalities with respect to food.
Once Upon a Sushi
This podcast reconstructs the history of sushi, focusing on cultural transformations from Japan to the rest of the world. It was created by Nadav David, Valter Guiggi, Tamar Helman, Marco Imwinkelried, Yotam Kornmehl, Arianna Karina Pirela, and Luca Sanfilippo.
Achiote
Dedicated to the Latin American spice present in every tropical area of the world, the working group consisted of Riccardo Contini, Asja Favretto, Valentina Starace, Penelope Sinico, Domizia Grilli, and Francesca Ginatta.
Sugar
The theme of sugar, not only as food but also as a socioeconomic object, was addressed by Anna Gentili, Cristina Ghiringhelli, Leonardo Angeli, Tommaso Mandrile, Gaspare Marchio, and Antonio Serra.
Tomato
The history of the tomato is the focus of this podcast, curated by Giuseppe Paolo Breviari, Eleonora Becce, Vittorio Capannelli, Chiara Colombi, Marilena Gambardella, Carmine Gorrasi, Jennyfer Murix Lale, and Arianna Nasisi.
Here is the link to the full article where you can also listen to the podcasts of the UNISG students.