Christy Shields-Argelès - CV - The American University of Paris

Education:
Christy Shields-Argelès
6, allée Louise Labbé
75019 Paris, France
Tel. (Private): 01.42.40.07.92
E-mail (Private): christy.shields@wanadoo.fr
Nationalities: American, French
Ph.D in Sociology, Anticipated 2009
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France
-A comparative study of contemporary dietary models in France and the United States, under the
direction of Dr. Claude Fischler.
DEA in Social Anthropology and Ethnology, 2000
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France
M.Phil in Cultural Anthropology and French Studies, 1997
New York University, New York, U.S.A
M.A. in French Studies, 1995
New York University, New York, U.S.A
B.A. in French Language and Literature and Political Science, 1992
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
Diplôme d’Etudes Françaises de L’Université, 1991
Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Besançon, France
-Junior year study abroad program with Knox College, IL.
Publications:
Book Chapters:
• “Alimentation et Identité Nationale: le soi et l’autre en France et aux Etats-Unis.” In C.
Fischler and E. Masson (eds.), Manger : Français, Européens et Américains face à
l’alimentation. Paris: Odile Jacob, 2008.
• “Célébrer la fin du sevrage: A propos du texte de Jean-Pierre Winter” in M. Szejer (ed.),
L’art de nourrir les bébés. Paris: Albin Michel, 2008.
Journal Publications:
• With Paul Rozin, Claude Fischler and Estelle Masson. “Attitudes towards large numbers of
choices in the food domain: A cross-cultural study of five countries in Europe and the
United States”, in Appetite Vol. 1, No. 5 (2006) : 304-308.
• “Imagining the Self and the Other: Food and Identity in France and the United States”, in
Food, Culture and Society, Vol. 7, No. 1, pgs. 14-28, 2004. (Winner of the ASFS 2003
McIntosh Graduate Student Paper Award)
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• With Paul Rozin, Claude Fischler, Kimberly Kabnick and Erin Pete. “The ecology of eating:
smaller portion sizes in France than in the United States help explain the French paradox”, in
Psychological Science, 14, 5, p 450-454, September 2003.
Book and Conference Reviews:
• “Consuming Culture, Constructing Identity: A Review Essay of Food Culture in France, by
Julia Abramson”. Observatoire CIDIL des Habitudes Alimentaires. http://www.lemangeurocha.com
• “Le rôle central du père dans le sevrage: Compte rendu de l’exposé ‘Parlons Sevrage’ de
Jean-Pierre Winter au 6ème Colloque de l’Association ‘La cause des bébés’, ‘L’Art de
Nourrir les Bébés’, le 5 et 6 Février 2005”. Observatoire CIDIL des Habitudes Alimentaires.
http://www.lemangeur-ocha.com
• “Gastronomie et identité culturelle française: Discours et représentations, XIXe – XXIe
siècle Paris, 17-19 mars, 2005”. Observatoire CIDIL des Habitudes Alimentaires.
http://www.lemangeur-ocha.com
Interviews
• “Etats-Unis. Au pays de l’abondance. Entretien”, Sciences Humaines (Special edition
entitled “Manger, une pratique culturelle”), 135, pg. 28, February 2003.
• “Dis-moi comment tu manges...”, Sciences Humaines, #133, p. 8-9, December 2002.
Reports and Papers:
• Consumer Understanding of Health Claims in France. Centre de Recherche Nestlé, April
2006.
• Consumer Understanding of Health Claims in the United States. Centre de Recherche
Nestlé, November 2005.
• Alimentation, corps et santé: une approche trans-culturelle. Résultats de la phase trois.
Observatoire CIDIL des Habitudes Alimentaires (OCHA) / Centre d’études
transdisciplinaires (CETsah), 2004
• L’Individu face à la modernité alimentaire en France et aux Etats-Unis: Une approche autoethnographique.
D.E.A thesis, Social Anthropology and Ethnology, Ecole des Hautes
Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 2000.
Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations:
• Modèle nutritionel, modèle gastronomique
Round Table Discussion/Debate, Association de la Transformation Laitière Française
(ATLA). Paris, December 4, 2007.
• Terroir en ville
Conference, « Tourism, Terroir et Gastronomie », hosted by the Université Lumière Lyon 2
and organized in conjuction with Université du Québec à Montréal. Lyon, France,
December 3, 2007.
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• Taste and Authenticity in France and the United States
Paris Center for Critical Studies, France, November 13 and 15, 2007.
• Dis-moi ce que tu manges… : Introduction à l’anthropologie du goût
“Elaborer des projets autour des arts du goût”, hosted by the Lycée Professionnel de
Montaleau, Sucy-en-Brie, France and organized by the French Ministry of Education,
February 10, 2005.
• Let’s Talk Turkey: French and Americans Respond to Food Modernity in Similar Ways
Paris Center for Critical Studies, France, March 7, 2005.
• Discours et représentations alimentaires: comparaison France-USA
European Summer University, “Food histories and cultures: Diverse approaches”, organized
by the François Rabelais University of Tours and the European Institute for Food History.
Tours, France, September 14-21, 2003.
• Imagining the Self and the Other: Food and Identity in France and the United States
Annual ASFS/AFHVS Conference, « Local Democracy: Sustaining Healthy Communities
through Ethical, Sustainable Food Systems », Austin, Texas, USA, June 12-15, 2003.
• Food behavior variation according to culture
Université René Descartes, Paris, April 5, 2002 and April 25, 2003
• Food and identity: a cross-cultural approach
American Anthropological Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA, November 19-23, 2003.
• Le Soi et l’Autre en France et aux Etats-Unis : Constructions identitaires et modernité
alimentaire
International Symposium organized by the CETsah and OCHA, « Food, Body, Health»,
Paris, France, September 25, 2002
• France-USA : le poids de la culture ? With Claude Fischler and Estelle Masson
« 7e Journée Nationale de l’Obésité Infantile », Paris, December 1, 2001.
Awards:
• 2002-2005, Ph.D Research Grant awarded by the Observatoire CIDIL des Habitudes
Alimentaires (OCHA).
• 2003, Winner of the “William Alex McIntosh Award”of the “Association for the Study of
Food and Society” for best graduate paper.
• 1997, Fribourg Fellowship, New York University
• 1996, Istel Fellowship, New York University
• 1988-1992, Northwestern University Honor Grant; Illinois State Scholar.
Teaching (Selected):
American University of Paris, Paris, France, 2001-present
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Instructor of Anthropology
• Courses taught: “Introduction to Social Anthropology” (with a focus on food and eating) and
“The Anthropology of Cities” (a new course developed for the Spring semester of 2008).
• “FirstBridge”: “Introduction to Social Anthropology” has also been taught within the frame
of the “FirstBridge” program for incoming freshmen every fall since 2001.
Ecole Nationale de Statistique et d’Administration, Malakoff, France, 2001-03
Lecturer in English
Courses taught: “Food and Culture”; “Ritual, Symbol and Identity in the United States”;
“Typically American”
INSEEC, Paris, France, 2001-02
Lecturer in English
Course taught: “Anthropology of Business”
New York University, New York, New York, 1995-97
Teaching Assistant, Anthropology Department
Market Research:
Nestlé, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004-05
Qualitative research on consumers’ understandings of health claims in France and the United
States.
Firmenich, New York, New York, 1998-99
Research Assistant in Olfactive Marketing
• Research on perfume market trends.
• Research for development of new olfactive concepts.
• Conception and construction of olfactive exhibits.
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