6.5 Minutes With... | C21

UWM Professor of Sociology, Jennifer Jordan, talks about her book project, Before Craft Beer: Lost Landscapes of Forgotten Hops, and the importance of studying the history of the interactions between commodity, craft, and landscape.

Mishiikenh (Vernon) Altiman talks about his role at the Electa Quinney Center at UWM, working with trees and maple sugaring, as well as alternatives to "trust."

Leah Penniman, co-founder and co-director of Soul Fire Farm, talks about Black Earth Wisdom - Penniman's newest collection of essays and interviews that speaks to the multidimensional scientific and spiritual expertise of Black environmentalists.

Continuing the conversation about the role of trust in food justice efforts, C21 talks with Rayna Andrews, Executive Director, Advancement & Engagement for Food for Health in Milwaukee.

American Studies professor Psyche Williams-Forson talks about her most recent book project and the importance of digging deep into understanding individual food choices.

Sociologist Josh Sbicca talks through definitions of food justice and the work of the Prison Agriculture Lab to bring further context to the philosophies behind food and trust.

Related to the Trust in Context Roundtable, public historian James Levy talks about the power of history, sharing farming stories, and the Wisconsin Lands We Share initiative.

American, food, and media studies expert, Emily Contois, talks through the intersection of gender, food, and power and introduces her book, Diners, Dudes, and Diets (2020).

In the first episode of the Nourishing Trust series, a symposium exploring food and land justice efforts, sociologist Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr. talks about his most recent book, Getting Something to Eat in Jackson. 

Leigh Mahlik, Art Curator for the UWM Art Collections and Mathis Gallery, talks about her experience co-curating the On Making Fairyland exhibition at the Mathis Gallery.