Carla Cevasco, PhD
@carlacevasco.bsky.social
Associate Professor of American Studies @ Rutgers-New Brunswick
historian of food and the body
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historian of food and the body
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Delighted to have my hands on this new book by my dear colleague Lou Masur! Out July 1!
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June 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Delighted to have my hands on this new book by my dear colleague Lou Masur! Out July 1!
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doing historiography again
June 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
doing historiography again
Seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for best undergraduate or graduate thesis/paper/project in New Jersey Studies! Deadline June 15! Details here: sites.google.com/site/njstudi...
NJSAA - Criteria for the Stellhorn & Waldron New Jersey Studies Student Awards
Nominations for the Stellhorn & Waldron New Jersey Studies Student Awards are
due June 15
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May 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Seeking nominations (including self-nominations) for best undergraduate or graduate thesis/paper/project in New Jersey Studies! Deadline June 15! Details here: sites.google.com/site/njstudi...
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@carlacevasco.bsky.social's forthcoming @uncpress.bsky.social book, YOUNG AND HUNGRY: FEEDING CHILDREN IN AMERICA, in our new W. Hodding Carter III imprint, could not be more timely. Look for it in Fall 2026, just in time to send a message for midterm election voters.
A sobering reminder of what’s at stake if milk regulation unravels. cc @dgershenowitz.bsky.social
Why does the US regulate milk so strictly? To save kids. 125 years ago, tens of thousands of kids died from diseased milk every year. Pasteurization and testing save lives. time.com/7280534/why-...
April 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@carlacevasco.bsky.social's forthcoming @uncpress.bsky.social book, YOUNG AND HUNGRY: FEEDING CHILDREN IN AMERICA, in our new W. Hodding Carter III imprint, could not be more timely. Look for it in Fall 2026, just in time to send a message for midterm election voters.
Why does the US regulate milk so strictly? To save kids. 125 years ago, tens of thousands of kids died from diseased milk every year. Pasteurization and testing save lives. time.com/7280534/why-...
The History of Why Raw Milk Regulation is Necessary
In the 19th century, tens of thousands of babies died every year of gastroenteritis.
time.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Why does the US regulate milk so strictly? To save kids. 125 years ago, tens of thousands of kids died from diseased milk every year. Pasteurization and testing save lives. time.com/7280534/why-...
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I am so delighted to share the publication of the first special issue I've managed as an editor at Global Food History! Please welcome "Empires of Disgust," edited and introduced by the excellent @carlacevasco.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfgf20/1...
Global Food History
Empires of Disgust. Volume 11, Issue 1 of Global Food History
www.tandfonline.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I am so delighted to share the publication of the first special issue I've managed as an editor at Global Food History! Please welcome "Empires of Disgust," edited and introduced by the excellent @carlacevasco.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfgf20/1...
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This special issue was a joy to be included in! Definitely check it out (maybe not while eating though…)
Fab work here from Rachel Winchcombe, @daniellealesi.bsky.social, Jack Bouchard, Amanda Herbert, @juliafine.bsky.social, @meghnasapui.bsky.social, Ilaria Berti, and Mercedes Lopez Rodriguez.
February 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This special issue was a joy to be included in! Definitely check it out (maybe not while eating though…)
Thanks to @raherrmann.bsky.social for inviting me to guest edit this special issue of Global Food History, "Empires of Disgust": www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfgf20/1...
Global Food History
Empires of Disgust. Volume 11, Issue 1 of Global Food History
www.tandfonline.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thanks to @raherrmann.bsky.social for inviting me to guest edit this special issue of Global Food History, "Empires of Disgust": www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfgf20/1...
Deadline January 15!
Job! Next year Jack Bouchard and I are co-leading a Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis seminar on the theme of HUNGER and we are hiring two postdocs! Only CV, cover letter and research statement needed for initial application. cca.rutgers.edu/annual-semin...
January 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Deadline January 15!
Job! Next year Jack Bouchard and I are co-leading a Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis seminar on the theme of HUNGER and we are hiring two postdocs! Only CV, cover letter and research statement needed for initial application. cca.rutgers.edu/annual-semin...
December 9, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Job! Next year Jack Bouchard and I are co-leading a Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis seminar on the theme of HUNGER and we are hiring two postdocs! Only CV, cover letter and research statement needed for initial application. cca.rutgers.edu/annual-semin...