This post was also published on The Center for Basque Studies Blog.
Kerri Lesh has spent the past calendar year conducting fieldwork in the Basque Country. Her research investigates how various components of Basque gastronomy promote cultural and linguistic maintenance. She has spent a significant amount of time living in San Sebastian, and also in Elorrio, learning about viticulture practices while improving upon her Basque language skills. Kerri presented a portion of her research at the Food Studies conference in Rome, Italy this October. She has also chaired and co-organized a panel that will be featured at the forthcoming annual American Anthropological Association, to be held in Washington D.C. this November. Kerri will return to the Center for Basque Studies in January 2018 to write her dissertation. We can’t wait to have her back. For now, we leave you with some photos of Kerri during her fieldwork. Although it’s tough work, I’m still envious of all the food and drink she’s had the chance to enjoy!
Kerri Lesh, PhD, CSW 