Dr. Gina Hunter
Associate Professor
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Biography
Gina Louise Hunter (PhD U of Illinois) is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Office of Student Research at Illinois State University.
Current Courses
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.002Independent Study In Anthropology
281.001Principles of Socio-Cultural Anthropology
498.001Professional Practice In Anthropology
402.001Advanced Ethnographic Methods
302.001Ethnography
400.002Independent Study In 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
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, Chapter
Robert, D., & Hunter, G. Anthropology of Food. Ken Albala (EDs), Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies. Routledge International Handbooks (2013)
Encyclopedia
Hunter, G. Portuguese American Cuisine. Andrew Smith (EDs), Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Oxford University Press (2012)
Journal Article
Abdulrehman, M., Woith, W., Jenkins, S., Kossman, S., & Hunter, G. Exploring Cultural Influences of Self- Management of Diabetes in Coastal Kenya: An Ethnography. Global Qualitative Nursing Research 3 (2016): 1-13.
Hunter, G., & Alves de Alves, D. A ETNOGRAFIA DA UNIVERSIDADE: Entrevista com a professora Gina Louise Hunter. Rita de Cássia de Alcântara Brauna (EDs). Educação em Perspectiva, Viçosa 7.1 (2016): 214-227.
Hunter, G. “Galeterias: Serving up Italo-Gaúcho Specialties in the South of Brazil”. Gastronomica: Critical Studies in Food and Culture 15.4 (2015): 59-69.
Hunter, G., & Nancy, A. A Decade of the Ethnography of the University Initiative. Hunter, Gina and Nancy Abelmann (EDs), Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in teh Social Sciences. Berghahn 6.3 (2013): 1-8.
Presentations
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)
“Para uma antropologia da universidade: experiências de pesquisa nos E.U. e no Brasil” (“Toward the Anthropology of the University: Experiences from the US and Brazil”).. Ciências Sociais em Debate. Department of Social Sciences. (2015)
Creating Knowledge-Able Students through Reseaerch on the Library. Changing Teaching Changing Learning: Helping Students Become Knowledge-Able. CTLT. (2014)
Producing "Race" and Ethnicity at the Festa da Uva in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. 2014 AAA Annual Meeting. American Anthropology Association. (2014)
The Ethnography of the University: At Home and Abroad. Department Second Friday Lecture Series. Sociology and Anthropology. (2014)
The Way to a Student's Heart is Through Her Stomach: Teaching Food Anthropology for Civic Engagement. 2013 AAA Annual Meeting. American Anthropology Association. (2013)
American Students Encounter Race in Brazil: Reflections of a Summer Study Abroad Experience. Illinois State University. International Studies Seminar Series. (2012)
Grants & Contracts
CAS Interdisciplinary Research Grant. College of Arts and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2017)
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