Specific areas Gary Alan Fine

1 specific areas

1.1 restaurants
1.2 art
1.3 policy debate

specific areas
restaurants

in addition analysis of restaurant establishment culture in 1996 book kitchens: culture of restaurant work, fine considers himself sort of amateur restaurant critic. maintaining blog, veal cheeks, describing restaurant visits while living in new york city. writing style, punchy , wry, can seen in review of eric schlosser s book, fast food nation, reason magazine.[1]

art

another subject in fine has combined personal , academic interests art. while researching book outsider art everyday genius, became well-acquainted many of major figures , artists in segment of art world. studied cases of major outsider (self-taught) artists henry darger, bill traylor, edgar tolson, thornton dial, lonnie holley, martin ramirez, sam doyle, , howard finster. avid collector of outsider art himself. while researching book , living in georgia, member of nexus center contemporary art , board member @ high museum of art in atlanta. board member of intuit: center intuitive , outsider art in chicago.

policy debate

during research gifted tongues: high school debate , adolescent culture, followed , observed several high school policy debate teams in minnesota. book depicts activity, although popular in united states, seen esoteric , confusing. son, todd david fine, described in dedication book, first saw video of activity young child while fine researching book. apparently inspired, in high school, todd, along partners adam goldstein , julie bashkin, went on capture national-circuit debate championship tournament of champions , barkley forum @ emory university, major championship in activity.