The organisers welcome proposals for papers that explore various aspects of food and drink as a curse. Possible themes for presentations include but are not limited to:
Submissions should be sent to [email protected] by 1st May 2021. You will be notified of the panel’s decision by 21st May 2021.
All submissions should include:
Before the abstract submission the author(s) should proceed with the Online Registration on the conference website: foodascurse.weebly.com
Accepted abstracts will be included in the conference Book of Abstract on the conference website.
Selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed monograph.
Please note that there is no conference fee for either presenters or for attendees.
Please forward this notice to any interested parties.
- The environment (global warming, food waste, intensive farming, drought)
- Foodborne and food related diseases (Covid-19, cholera, typhoid, botulism etc.)
- Food-related health issues (gluttony, drunkenness, obesity, diabetes, eating disorders)
- Food scarcity (hunger, famines, political sanctions, patenting seeds etc.)
- Food terrorism and weaponization (contaminating food to inflict harm, food and war)
- Folktales / Folklore, Literature, Mythology (e.g. fairies cursing food etc.)
- Sumptuary laws (historic and current)
- Manipulation (hunger strike, as a weapon of torture, force feeding)
- Elitism (status, symbolism, etiquette, hierarchies, material culture)
- Disruption (Brexit, food policies, taxation, supply chains etc.)
- Power (geopolitics, colonialization, appropriation, gastrodiplomacy etc.)
- Modern food and drink (almond milk, soya milk, alternative milks, food intolerances)
- Fast food/ junk food and sugary beverages - a curse for human health
Submissions should be sent to [email protected] by 1st May 2021. You will be notified of the panel’s decision by 21st May 2021.
All submissions should include:
- title of the presentation
- abstract of no more than 500 words
- a brief biography of the presenter or presenters
- contact details
Before the abstract submission the author(s) should proceed with the Online Registration on the conference website: foodascurse.weebly.com
Accepted abstracts will be included in the conference Book of Abstract on the conference website.
Selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed monograph.
Please note that there is no conference fee for either presenters or for attendees.
Please forward this notice to any interested parties.
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