Cafes offer up this unique third space - not home, nor work - for people to be private in a public space. Merry White, professor of Anthropology at Boston University, studies just this: cafes and cafe culture, but in Japan. Her book, Coffee Life in Japan, “part ethnography, part memoir”, traces Japan’s cafe’s society over the past century and a half.
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Gastromica's New Feed On HRN
If you’ve been keeping up with Meant To Be Eaten, you know that our last few seasons were produced in collaboration with Gastronomica, the Journal for Food Studies.Gastronomica now has its very own feed on the Heritage Radio Network where they are continuing this work! So, if you ... Show More
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In our day-to-day lives, it's a drink. But for some people, it is not as simple as that. It's a Sufi's spiritual companion, an Emirati's keeper of tradition, and a Yemeni's connection to his homeland. Today, we dive into three stories about coffee, exploring the tradition, cultur ... Show More
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Why I Love Japanese Nightlife
Dancing. Sweaty people, dancing. Ooolong tea and Moscow Mules on tap. AbroadInJapanPodcast@gmail.com for all that chat, baby!Abroad in Japan is the podcast devoted to the most unique country in the world. Subscribe for new podcasts twice a week, every week. Hosted on Acast. See a ... Show More
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<p>A majestic building in Santos, Brazil used to be the center of the coffee trade. </p><p><strong>LEARN MORE: </strong>Go deeper with Professor Ian Read’s work <a href="https://www.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/ian-read" target="_blank">here</a> and read more in the Atlas <a href ... Show More