They're Not Defending Protein, They're Defending a Hierarchy

The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.

One speaker. One big idea. One good room.

Where · Times Ten Cellars.

The title names the game. When someone recoils at the suggestion of eating less meat, the reaction often isn't about nutrition or taste. It's about order. Carol Adams examines what we're really defending when we defend protein, tracing the threads that connect food reform movements, Victorian morality, and the hierarchies encoded in what we eat. The talk draws on her work linking gender politics, bodily control, and the social architecture built around the dinner plate.

How the night goes

Doors at 6:30 PM. Claim a seat, settle in.
We kick things off around 6:55 PM.
Carol Adams takes the floor at 7:00 PM.
Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.
Then we linger. Meet the speaker, meet each other, around 8:00 PM.
Out by 8:30 PM.