“Rhymes with ‘Truck’: The Manitoba Food History Project” has been published in Oral History Review. This article provides an overview of the Manitoba Food History Project, outlining its incorporation of students into the research and publication process and its use of a food truck as a mobile cooking and recording studio. It offers an examination ofContinue reading “Rhymes with ‘Truck’”
Author Archives: Janis Thiessen
Study on the Manitoba Food History Truck!
2 weeks. 3 credit hours. No prerequisites. 16-30 June 2022 Sign up now for this exciting University of Winnipeg field course! HIST-3504 The Manitoba Food History Truck Registration now open at http://www.uwinnipeg.ca
Coming this fall…
Preserves podcast
Now available on Apple Podcasts! The first 5 episodes of PRESERVES, the Manitoba Food History Project podcast, are available for you to download. Transcripts and credits for each episode are on our website at http://www.manitobafoodhistory.ca.
Book launch!
Get a taste of history!
Sign up for our new University of Winnipeg field course: The Manitoba Food History Truck! 2 weeks. 3 credit hours. No prerequisites. Registration opens March 2019 — see https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/.
MA Fellowship
Manitoba Food History M.A. Fellowship
Manitoba Food History Project
My latest SSHRC-funded research project is the Manitoba Food History Project. I’m honoured that the Oral History Centre‘s Kimberley Moore and Kent Davies are collaborators on this research. The project’s two key research questions are: “How has food been produced, sold, and consumed in Manitoba?” and “How has this changed over time?” Interested in learningContinue reading “Manitoba Food History Project”
Food and Oral History at the UW OHC
The Oral History Centre Classroom (2B23, Bryce Hall, University of Winnipeg) was transformed into a functioning kitchen over this summer, thanks to an Experiential Learning Fund grant.
Janis Thiessen 