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Project Details
"The Kitchen in the Cabinet" is a digital exhibition that explores the historical intersections of food and natural science. It tells the stories of centuries-old food artifacts that have survived to the present day, despite their perishable nature, by being preserved in scientific collections. The project also grapples with the extractive legacies of early modern science and food production, particularly through highlighting the roles played by slavery and colonialism in the circulation of these artifacts.
Subjects or Themes
History of Science, Food History, Natural History, Culinary History, Early America, African American, European History, Enlightenment, 17th Century, 18th Century
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Artifacts, Images, Text
Target Audience(s)
Creators
Whitney Barlow Robles, Fatema Begum, Katie Dean, Lauren Dorsey, and C.C. Lucas
Year(s)
2021
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
Dartmouth College
Software Employed
Labor and Support
The project, spearheaded by Dr. Whitney Barlow Robles as an offshoot of her academic writing, was made possible by Venture Funding from Dartmouth College's Society of Fellows and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It represents a collaboration among Robles, three Dartmouth undergraduate students (Fatema Begum, Lauren Dorsey, and C.C. Lucas), and the Sydney-based graphic designer Katie Dean. It involved well over 300 hours of paid undergraduate labor alone, not including the hours Robles spent on the project or the hours that went into the visual design of the homepage, produced by Dean.
Project Cost
Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation