New Arqus podcast episode! Food, health and the body: How are these concepts connected to history and society?

How have ideas about food, health and the body evolved throughout history? What impact do these concepts have on inclusion and exclusion, and on society in general? These are the questions at the heart of Nina Mackert’s research fields. Explore everything behind the topic in the latest Arqus podcast episode!

For the 32^nd episode of the Arqus Knowledge Pills “How are food, health and the body connected in history?” we invited Nina Mackert, a historian working in the interdisciplinary LeipzigLab “Global Health” at Leipzig University. In this episode, she shares her perspectives on how food and health have influenced society through the years and explores the complex relationship between body image and societal norms.

As she is finalising her second book, which delves into the history of calories, she provides a thought-provoking discussion on how our understanding of food and health continues to impact modern life. With her extensive research and knowledge, Nina Mackert offers valuable insights that reshape how we think about food, health, and the body.

Learn more about Nina Mackert:
Nina Mackert is a historian working in the interdisciplinary LeipzigLab “Global Health” at Leipzig University. She is mainly interested in North American and Transatlantic history and in the history of bodies, health, nutrition, and difference/inequality. She has just finished her second book, a history of calories.

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