Can you spot my frame? What is obscured? What peeks through? Do you recognize any of the scraps of paper expertly taped together by some B-grade, Italian non-Scotch tape? I realize it’s been awhile since the “Grad School” section of this blog has seen any action. Yes, I’ve been traveling a lot (maybe too much… as I sit here battling a sinus infection) lately. But I do actually go to school too. I swear. This week wrapped up a course on Meaning and Representation, two chunks of my long-a** program title: Master in Food Communication and Culture: Representation, Meaning and Media. The media part is easy enough to explain to people. I usually use helpful synonyms like “journalism” or “documentary.” But the M+R part, not so much. So what is it? Well, here’s a glimpse into one assignment. After a week of discussing the more theoretical aspects of food (it’s material…not always! it’s something an anthropologist can study… it’s something that has to be your own lived experience!), we got down to actually DOING stuff. We were …