Each of these papers presents a different kind of technological intervention in the workings and reworkings of natural elements and/or natural processes; they address the various fields of soil, cuisine,…

These papers address the ways in which humans work with natural elements, understood as ranging from earth, air, water, and fire; to shifting climate and weather conditions; to evolving agricultural…

This session's papers explore the elemental role of fire (whether by direct flame heat, or smoking) in cooking food or preparing alimentary products, globally and historically. In focii ranging from…