Theodore Parker Charles
Key information
- Qualifications
- BA (Pacific Lutheran), MA (Idaho)
- Email address
- 655805@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title
- Crossing Borders; The Evolution of Food Traditions in Post-Ottoman Thrace
- Internal Supervisors
- Dr Elizabeth Hull & Dr Jakob Klein
Biography
Theodore Charles has a background in cultural anthropology, archaeology, and photojournalism. He grew up north of Seattle in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. During his MA, he utilized Global Imaging Systems to analyze the spatial organization of saloons and brothels on the landscape of a small mining town in Idaho. Following the completion of his Masters, he received a Fulbright Grant to teach and research food traditions in Turkey. While living in Turkey, Theodore was a writer and photographer for Culinary Backstreets, exploring hyper-local cuisine and its history. His photography has been featured in numerous publications and social media accounts. Theodore is currently living in London while pursuing his PhD. His research interests include food, memory, nostalgia, identity, nationalism, post-Ottoman states, visual methods, material culture, and the Balkans.