Paul Freedman is the Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University. A specialist of the Middle Ages, he has spent much of his career studying the history of medieval peasants and cuisine. He taught at Vanderbilt University for eighteen years before joining the faculty of Yale in 1997. In this interview, Freedman discusses first meeting James C. Scott at the Institute for Advanced Study and his connection to the Agrarian Studies Program before coming to Yale; his interaction with the program over the years; the program's impact on the intellectual interest of food; and the challenges the program has faced and how it has adapted over time.
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Paul Freedman: Reflections on James C. Scott and the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University
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Paul Freedman, "Paul Freedman: Reflections on James C. Scott and the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University" conducted by Todd Holmes in 2018, Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2021. Interview date(s) 2018
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