Edible Insects: A History of Bugs as Food APPROVED INT 100/201

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Although they are consumed worldwide to this day, insects are not usually considered food in Western societies. Tying together ancient history with our modern lives, Julie Lesnik points out that insects are highly nutritious and a very sustainable protein alternative. She believes that if we accept that edible insects are a part of the human legacy, we may have new conversations about what is good to eat—both in past diets and for the future of food. At the conclusion of the talk, audience members will have the chance to sample some edible insects.

Julie Lesnik is a biological anthropologist at Wayne State University. Her research on insects includes the publication, Edible Insects and Human Evolution (2018, U of Florida Press). She has shared her findings in media outlets, most notably on NPR's Code Switch, and she gives talks on this topic to general as well as academic audiences.

Location Information

This event will take place in room SCB 1008 at the Seidman Center on Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids (50 Front Street SW).

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For questions about this event, please contact Elizabeth Gansen at [email protected].

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Modern Languages & Literatures

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This event was added to the calendar by Elizabeth Gansen (gansenel@gvsu.edu) on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 and was last updated on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 2:46 p.m.