Amanda E. Herbert

While Associate Director for Fellowships at the Folger Institute, Amanda Herbert also served as Co-Director of Before ‘Farm to Table.’ She is a historian of the body: gender and sexuality, health and wellness, food and consumption. As part of her work on BFT, she worked with colleagues to curate exhibitions, write articles, conduct research on condiments, and helped to create a work of performance art. In Fall 2021 she joins the History Department at Durham University, UK.

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