Literary Cuisine

Join the University Library and former SCU faculty Jeff Zorn for a trip back to the 60s! We'll celebrate Dylan’s Nobel Prize for Literature win with live music over lunch.

For this fall's Literary Cuisine, we'll enjoy a Caribbean-inspired buffet lunch as Music Professor Christina Zanfagna presents about the history of hip hop as a truly American art form. SCU dance students will entertain us with a number from the musical.

A lunchtime performance with an all-star cast of performers to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday.

Michael Kevane speaking about the importance of literacy for economic development.

A lively discussion about the origins, production, and marketing of the popular foods we eat every day.

A celebration of Maya Angelou, including recitations of selections of her poetry and a short overview of her life and work.

A discussion of the Jesuit missions to El Salvador, with an emphasis on Santa Clara's connections, accompanied by a Salvadorean themed lunch.

Christopher Bacon discusses his research into food justice issues accompanied by a theme lunch inspired by the book Food Justice by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi.

A discussion led by Rohit Chopra on the unique characteristics of Bollywood cinema accompanied by a special Indian themed lunch.

A discussion of the impact that women had on the development of the Californio society in the 1800s accompanied by a theme lunch inspired by recipes from Encarnación's Kitchen Mexican Recipes from Nineteenth-Century California.