New Books in Science, Technology, and Society Rebecca Earle, "Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
Oct 11, 2021
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
The Story of the Potato
05:07 • 4min
What Happened in the Eighteenth Century?
08:46 • 3min
What Is a Potato?
11:24 • 5min
The Drawback of Tubers
16:54 • 2min
The History of the Potato
19:01 • 5min
The History of Potatoes
24:26 • 3min
How to Insure That the Population Is Well Feed
27:25 • 3min
Is the Potato Gendered?
30:28 • 3min
Women and Potatoes in the Past
33:01 • 6min
What Are Tithe Disputs?
38:52 • 5min
The Body of the Conquistor
43:40 • 4min
The Roll of the Potato as a Political Instrument
47:33 • 4min
What Do You Think About Potatoes?
51:45 • 3min
Cooking Is a Way of Building Connections
55:06 • 2min
The Sensorial Pleasure of Potatoes
57:12 • 2min
Potato Recipes That Are Worth Trying
58:54 • 4min