The winter graduation ceremony for 50 students from two Masters, hailing from 18 countries, will be held on Friday December 6. This week they are presenting their final theses and are receiving their diploma.
The students hail from Italy, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Iceland, India, Japan, Germany, Korea, Messico, Peru, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela.
Here are their names and theses:
Master in Food Culture, Communication & Marketing
convenor prof. Michele Antonio Fino
Victoria Rose Ambruso, from the United States, is presenting the thesis “Fettuccine Alfredo and the Question of Localized Food: A Dialectical Transformation Analysis of (In)Civility in Food and Film”.
Lavinia Barozzi, from Segrate (MI), Italy, is presenting the thesis “Towards a Sustainable Diet. The social role of meat consumption in the Italian diet and the importance of Information in the landscape of climate change”.
Claire Emily Bray, from Australia, is presenting the thesis “How can technology help reduce food waste?”.
Adil Latheef Cherayakat, from India, is presenting the thesis “Revive French Bakery & Restaurant, Calicut”.
Theodore William Crutcher, from the United Kingdom, is presenting the thesis “Feasting in the Age of Experience”.
Carly Lika Dela Cruz, from the United States, is presenting the thesis “The Essential Role of Tourism in Diversifying Agricultural Producers in Rural Japan, The Case of Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms in Wazuka, Japan”.
Giovanni Maria Di Girolamo, from Pescara, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Food and social structure: eating to climb the social ladder”.
Pietro Ferrari, from Brazil, is presenting the thesis “Urban Life Food Hall Business plan for opening a food hall in São Paolo”.
Emmylou Ferri, from Romagnano Sesia, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Misinformation in the World of Food: Understanding it and how to fight back”.
Edoardo Antonio Floriani, from Milano, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Animal Commodification And Unsustainabilty Of The Meat Industry: Is The Future Of Meat Made Of Plants?”
Lena Emma Gebhard, from Germany, is presenting the thesis “The Evolution of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union – From its beginning in the early 1960s to a proposed CAP reform in 2020”
Ruben Nicolai Giacalone, from Germany, is presenting the thesis “Sustainable fishery – assuring the supply of clean and high quality fish proteins and preserving natural stocks”.
Svavar Halldórsson, from Iceland, is presenting the thesis “The mythical Viking sheep breeds: Marketing heritage tradition in the age of social media”.
Philippe Kämpf, from Switzerland, is presenting the thesis “Salmon: Initiatives for sustainable aquaculture”.
Haeyoung Kim, from Korea, is presenting the thesis “A Study on Characteristics of Food Culture According to Flow of Food Service Industry – Focusing on the comparison between Korea and Italy”.
Joella Burleigh Korczak, from Germany, is presenting the thesis “Doing Buisness With Water Is Water A Real Public Good ? Between Public Good And Privatization In Europe”.
Matthieu Romain Tristan Lecuit, from France, is presenting the thesis “Consumption And Uses Of Spices Through History – French Case Study”.
Bruce Mcmichael, from the United Kingdom, is presenting the thesis “The role and long-term impact independent cooking schools have upon home cooks and how these schools can improve didactic outcomes”.
Chiara Palandri, from Genua, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Of Quality and Origin: EU Geographical Indications and Slow Food Presidia of the dairy sector”.
Carlotta Virginia Maria Panza, from Milano, Italy, is presenting the thesis “How the role of food is intrinsic in developing central themes and characters in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas”.
Jacqueline Park, from Canada, is presenting the thesis “Koreans perception, acceptance of vegetarianism, and inclination to practice”.
Alyson Parkes, from the United Kingdom, is presenting the thesis “An analysis of the space the foodservice industry occupies in the food system and its potential as an education tool for sustainable food”.
Haiping Qiang, from China, is presenting the thesis “Unpacking current China’s food system: The status-quo of Chinese people’s food consumption and the potential consumption of high-quality food”.
Damini Ralleigh, from India, is presenting the thesis “What’s At Steak? Food politics and hegemony: The effects of the ruling right-wing political regime on India’s diverse gastronomic heritage”.
Smriti Bhanu Rao, from India, is presenting the thesis “Blockchain and its impact on the cocoa industry”.
Sofía Helena Rubio Chavez, from Peru, is presenting the thesis “Articulation and homologation of tools and strategies that allow the integration of wild species (of collection) in programs of conservation of food biodiversity”.
Takehiko Takano, from Japan, is presenting the thesis “Investigation of The Directions for Global Expansion of Japanese Sake -By Referring to Japanese GI-“.
Kung-Lien Xu, from Taiwan, is presenting the thesis “Food Tourism to Slow Food Travel— The new possibility of Taiwan indigenous food tourism”.
Claudia Sampaio de Macedo, from Brazil, attended the Master as auditor.
Master in Wine Culture, Communication & Management
convenor prof. Michele Antonio Fino
Sara Bertola, from Vercelli, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Preliminary survey for the establishment of a new institution aimed at promoting the Piedmontese wine heritage in the city of Turin”.
Federico Camoletto, from Turin, Italy, is presenting the thesis “The history of Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle”.
Alexander Kevin Carlsson, from Germany, is presenting the thesis “Customer relation strategies in e-commerce. How does a wine online marketplace enhance the customer shopping experience? Using the example of the German wine e-commerce WirWinzer GmbH”.
Ana Cristina Castellanos Belisario, from Venezuela, is presenting the thesis “Gastrophysics and Wine Tastings: Strategic communication project proposal for wine tastings- Pollenzo 2020”.
Maria Cicero Benitez, from Mexico, is presenting the thesis “CIRCULAR WINE A Circular Economy Model for Wine Retail in an Urban Context: The Mercato Metropolitano Case in London”.
André Luiz Coelho Da Silva, from Brazil, is presenting the thesis “A proposal of specification and description of the job title Wine Teller in the contemporary wine market”.
Viviana Costa, from Castellinaldo (CN), Italy, is presenting the thesis “The redemption of Barbera”.
Matteo De Marchi, from Istrana (TV), Italy, is presenting the thesis “A changing world, application of Neuromarketing techniques in the wine market”.
Sandra Azucena Gil Alvarado, from Mexico is presenting the thesis “How social media and communication influences the wine market”.
Martina Greco, from Rome, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Clayver and Drunk Turtle: the hug between past and future”.
Nathaniel Hunter Henderson, from the United States, is presenting the thesis “Investment Grade Wine: A Comparative Analysis and Proposition for Portfolio Diversification”.
Riccardo Pempori, from Florence, Italy, is presenting the thesis “The role of public opinion in the agricultural activities. Overcoming the ideological dualism to define future perspectives”.
Aldo Rabotti, from Brescia, Italy, is presenting the thesis “The Role of Wine in Ancient Greek Culture“.
Maria Jose Rivero Morros, from Venezuela, is presenting the thesis “Women in the industry of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG”.
Barbara Schapke, from Brazil, is presenting the thesis “Branding To Postmodern Consumers: The Case Of Frappato In Sicily”
Yi-Hsuan Shih, from Taiwan, is presenting the thesis “The Qualitative Analysis of the Wine Market in Taiwan”.
Andrea Sozzi, from Castellanza (VA), Italy, is presenting the thesis “Classifications in wine appellations: differences between Italy and France. Hierarchical classification proposal for the Barolo area”.
Veronika Tarasidis, from the United Kingdom, is presenting the thesis “Barolo Browsers: unpicking new varietals of wine tourists in the Langhe”.
Scott Matthew Thomas, from the United States, is presenting the thesis “Wine Education: a comparative study applied to Piedmont.A look at the present state merged with future opportunities”.
Andrea Torrisi, from Milan, Italy, is presenting the thesis “Champagne between art and advertisement”.
Jacopo Vigorita, from Carugate (MI), Italy, is presenting the thesis “Positioning and Brand Identity in the Wine Industry: how appellations and brands contribute in creating value within the market”.
Francesca Zanardi, from Stezzano(BG), Italy, is presenting the thesis “Denmark: Scandinavian Exception in the Monopoly System”.
Nathaniel Henderson, from the United States, attended the Master as auditor.