Dr. Gina Hunter
Professor of Anthropology
Sociology and Anthropology
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Gina Louise Hunter (PhD U of Illinois) is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Office of Student Research at Illinois State University.
Current Courses
343.001Food, Place, and Power
443.001Food, Place, and Power
400.001Independent Study In Anthropology
205.001Advanced Honors Seminar: Interdisciplinary Investigations
400.002Independent Study In Anthropology
402.001Studying Culture: Advanced Fieldwork Methods in Cultural Anthropology
302.001Studying Culture: Fieldwork Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr Hunter teaches courses in cultural anthropology, food anthropology, and ethnography.
Research Interests & Areas
Dr. Hunter has published research on women's reproductive health, foodways and food systems, the ethnography of the university, pedagogy and research methods. At Illinois State, she is co-Director of the Food Studies Minor, and is affiliated with the Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program. Her regional specialty is Brazil and has twice led a study abroad program in Brazil.
BS Anthropology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Ph D Anthropology
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
MA Anthropology
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sabbatical Leave
College of Arts and Sciences
2023
Faculty Instructor Community Engagement Learning Grant
Center for Civic Engagement
2023
Teaching-Scholar-in-Residence
Center for Integrated Professional Development
2023
Sabbatical Leave
CAS
2015
Administrative Fellow
College of Arts and Sciences
2015
Community Engagement Learning Award
Center for Teaching Learning and Technology (CTLT)
2014
Community Engagement Learning Award
Center for Teaching Learning and Technology (CTLT)
2012
Shaw Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching
College of Arts and Sciences
2012
Book Review
Hunter, G. Review of Handbook of Food and Anthropology. Anthropos 11.2 (2017): 682-684.
Hunter, G. Review of Brazilian Food by Jane Fajans. American Ethnologist 41.2 (2014): 393-394.
Hunter, G. Holy Harlots: Femininity, Sexuality and Black Magic in Brazil. Berkeley, University of California Press, 2011; xiii+293pp. Kelly E. Hayes (EDs). American Anthropologist 114.4 (2012): 705-706.
Book, Authored
Hunter, G. Edible Insects: A Global History. Reaktion Press (2021): 174.
Book, Chapter
Robert, D., & Hunter, G. Anthropology of Food. Ken Albala (EDs), Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies. Routledge International Handbooks (2013)
Encyclopedia
Hunter, G. (2024, June 18). Edible Insects. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies. Retrieved 12 Sep. 2024, from https://oxfordre.com/foodstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780197762530.001.0001/acrefore-9780197762530-e-87.
Hunter, G. Portuguese American Cuisine. Andrew Smith (EDs), Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Oxford University Press (2012)
Journal Article
, A., Hunter, G., & Roberts, W. “Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Centering Collaboration”. Practicing Anthropology 45.4 (2023): 25-31.
Kitchin, Maria; Emily Ding. Colette Nortman, Gina Hunter, William Roberts, “How Studying Anthropology Changes Students” Annals of Anthropological Practice 47 (1): 47-57.
https://doi.org/10.1111/napa.12197
Shawki, N., & Hunter, G. Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food 28.2 (2022): 75-93.
Abdulrehman, M., Jenkins, S., Hunter, G., Kossman, S., & Woith, W. “Exploring Cultural Influences of Self-Management of Diabetes in Coastal Kenya: An Ethnography.”. Journal of Qualitative Health Research 3 (2016): 1-13.
Presentations
Edible Insects: Back to the Future?. Spring Seminar Series. International Museum of Dinnerware and Design. (2023)
.The Anthropology of Food - Insects as Future Food? A Critical Anthropology Perspective”. Food Law and the Right to Food Symposium. International Academy of Comparative Law. (2022)
Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement. Department of Sociology and Anthropology Brown Bag. Department of Sociology and Anthropology. (2022)
“Edible Insects, A Global History.”. Culinary Historians of Chicago Seminar Series. Culinary Historians of Chicago. (2022)
“A Utilidade de um Conhecimento ‘Inútil’: Formação antropológica e perspectivas profissionais em dois cursos de graduação no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos”. "Utopias pós-crise. Artes e saberes em movimento" " XIV Congresso Luso-Afro-Brasileiro de Ciências Sociais (CONLAB 2021),. Congresso Luso-Afro-Brasileiro de Ciências Sociais (CONLAB). (2021)
Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement. Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society. Association for the Study of Food and Society. (2021)
What is the Value of an Undergraduate Anthropology Degree? Findings from Undergraduate Researchers at Five US Campuses”. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual. (2021)
Edible Insects a ‘Future Food:’ Who Benefits?. International Studies Seminar Series. Illinois State University. (2017)
"From Yuck to Yum: Are Insects the New Sushi?”. Annual Meeting, Central States Anthropology Society. University of Nebraska. (2017)
“Migrating Insects: Possible Futures for Insect Foods”. Joint 2017 Annual Meetings and Conference of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS).. Occidental College. (2017)
Grants & Contracts
Faculty Instructor Community Engagement Learning Grant,. Center for Civic Engagement. Illinois State University. (2023)
CAS Interdisciplinary Research Grant. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2017)