On Friday November 8, at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, 24 students from all over the world will present their theses and receive their Master diplomas. Here is a list of their names and their thesis titles.
Master in Food Culture and Communications: Media, Representation and High-Quality Food
- Maria Estela Corral Coronel (Ecuador): “Slow Travel: A Reality in Practice?”.
- Madeleine De Witt (USA): “The Theater of Food: An Exploration of Perceptions of Food Production”.
- Rosida Francescotti (UK): “Chasing Ceretto”.
- Matylda Grzelak (Poland): “Region promotes product? Product promotes region? Creating the cru: The case of Pomeranian cheese”.
- Jessie Gubbins (Australia): “Unlabeled Quality: A Discussion of the Producer’s and Consumer’s Relationship to Food”.
- Gabriel Jefferies (Canada): “Anthroposophy & Alchemy in Alba”.
- Katherine Johnston (USA): “Tradition to Innovation: Case studies on the role of vintage varietals in the shifting communication strategies of Piemontese winemakers”.
- Katharina Korinek (Austria): “Get the “Most” out of it: About Austrian Most and British cider. An approach to trends to revaluate a regional product in a national market”.
- Sarah Krobath (Austria): “Challenging Conventions in Wine Criticism: A contemporary attempt to popularize wine among young adults”.
- Kristen Martin (USA): “Slow Food–Food Writing: An American’s Attempt to Write About Food as Italians Talk About Food”.
- Charlotte Myer (USA): “Rebuilding and Repurposing South Devon’s Local Food Economy”.
- Deborah Oleynik (USA); “Pig Fat – Friend or Foe?”.
- Maria Pasotti (Italy): “The convergence of exceptional factors in a sublime nectar: Lake Garda and its olive groves”.
- Alessandra Roversi (Switzerland): “Visceral diplomacy: how governments use food to engage with foreign audiences”.
- Edith Salminen (Finland): “Finding Nordic Coconut: The Chef-Farmer/Agrochef Project”.
- Tanya (India): “Perceptions and behaviour of consumers towards organic food in Mumbai, India”.
- Julie Zyromski (Canada): “Do wines from Québec stand a chance of becoming recognized internationally?”.
Master in Food Culture and Communications: Food, Place, and Identity
- Alexandra Emanuelli (Canada): “Widening Cultural Interest in Uncommon Foods and the Potential Impact for Slow Food”.
- Luna Ferrari (Italy): “The Evolution of a role: from nurturer to small screen housewife, from fire farmer to celebrity chef”.
- Gai Lai Mitwichan (Thailand): “Street food of Bangkok: from canals to streets”.
- Sarah Munly (USA): “My Milk, My Taste: an exploration of terroir in Oregon artisanal cheesemaking”.
- Nicholas Phelps (USA): “Food, Place, and Identity: an examination and evaluation of our stream title”.
- Elisabeth Sievers (USA): “In search of Falerno: a study in ancient vintage, varietal, and palate”.
- Sara Silvestri (USA): “The benefits of animal welfare: creating alliances and convincing communications campaigns within the Food Movement”.