Description

David Szanto is a teacher, researcher, artist, and consultant, taking an experimental approach to gastronomy and food systems. His past projects include meal performances about urban foodscapes, immersive sensory installations, and public interventions involving food, microbes, humans, and digital technology. David has taught about food at Quest University Canada, the University of Ottawa, Concordia University, UQÀM, and the University of Gastronomic Sciences, and has written numerous articles and chapters on food, art, and performance. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Montréal en Santé and is an associate editor of the open-access journal, Canadian Food Studies/La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation. He is currently editing two open access books with colleagues at Carleton University: Food Studies: Matter, Meaning & Movement, an introductory textbook about food studies; and Showing Theory to Know Theory, a collection of illustrative vignettes that help undergraduates understand theoretical concepts and disciplinary jargon in the social sciences.

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