Amanda Green, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Education

  • Ph.D., Oregon State University, Anthropology
  • M.A., University of Chicago, Social Sciences
  • B.A., Davidson College, Anthropology

Research & Academic Interests

  • Cultural anthropology
  • Applied anthropology
  • Environmental anthropology
  • Anthropology of food, food activism

Publications

  • Green, Amanda. (2024). “Appalachian Agriculture and Food Systems.” Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies. Eastern Kentucky University. https://manifold.open.umn.edu/read/complete-text/section/e0cb0f1a-91f6-44e4-acaa-24f53589bcd7
  • Green, Amanda. (2024). “Appalachian Foodways.” Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies. Richmond, KY: Eastern Kentucky University. https://manifold.open.umn.edu/read/complete-text/section/b6971c66-0ce3-449d-917e-caf8cf6dc59a
  • Green, Amanda. (2021). “A new understanding and appreciation for the marvel of growing things”: Exploring the college farm’s contribution to transformative learning.” Food, Culture and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528014.2021.1883920
  • Green, Amanda, Dave Martin, and Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe. (2020). “Is the College Farm Sustainable? A Reflective Essay from Davidson College.” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.101.024
  • Green, Amanda. (2018). “Indigenous Reflexivity and Resistance in Global Food Activism: The Case of Sápmi.” Food and Foodways 26(3): 175-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/07409710.2018.1490374
  • Green, Amanda. (2018). “Reindeer Fat and the Taste of Place in Sámi Food Activism.” In Making Taste Public, edited by Carole Counihan and Susanne Højlund, 169-184. Bloomsbury.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

  • President, Society for the Anthropology of Food & Nutrition
  • American Anthropological Association
  • Society for Applied Anthropology

Awards & Accolades

  • CLASS Awesome Advisor 2024
  • EKU Noel Studio High-Impact Practice Teaching Award 2022