Food Matters Conference

Official account for the Food Matters and Materialities: Critical Understandings of Food Cultures Conference (September 22-25, 2021)

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Hello world👋 The Food Matters and Materialities: Critical Understandings of Food Cultures Conference will take place on September 22-25, 2021.

Follow for details, updates, conference program,book lists, networking events and many more! https://t.co/gjy4axDeL5

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That’s a wrap on outreach pieces for the 2021 Food Matters conference!🎉A huge thanks goes out to everyone who participated! In case you missed one, all the pieces can be found here: https://t.co/KPyvehAW2N #FoodMatters2021

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“Food itself is both cultural work and cultural identity” - Explore the connections between memory, gender and identity through culinary practices in China, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka with researchers Sukumaran, Desouza and Turner: https://t.co/tPsnx0c8y5 #FoodMatters2021

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Is it more than a cooking show? This fascinating article explores Simona Bondavalli’s research on how Italian cooking shows have contributed to shaping gender roles and rebuilding Italy’s post-war identity. Read here: https://t.co/iSDTWkneEN #FoodMatters2021 #Italy #Gender

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The Food Matters podcast isn’t over yet! This bonus episode features a conversation with Dr. Robert L. Nelson on Arab foodways that exist across the Windsor/Detroit border. Listen here: https://t.co/v0PnThKezU #FoodMatters2021 #Foodways #Diaspora

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It’s teatime! This article explores Ran Xiang’s fascinating research on tea production, distribution and consumption, with a special focus on Yan Cha also known as Cliff/Rock Tea. Read it here: https://t.co/O4JLIdNAxG #FoodMatters2021 #RockTea #Materiality #Tea

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When coming to a new country food can play an important role in how one adjusts. This interview with Edda Starck and Raúl Matta dives into their research on food and social integration for migrants and refugees. Read here: https://t.co/IkQeCqgFhE #FoodMatters2021 #Conviviality

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This article explores how Alessandro Gerosa questioned the concept of authenticity in contemporary food cultures by conducting a variety of interviews with bartenders and street food vendors in Milan, Italy. Read more here: https://t.co/b8pdPVWMXM #FoodMatters2021 #Authenticity

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Loblaws is the #1 grocery store choice for many Canadians. This interview with Kelsey Speakman explores her research on how trust capital is created and its connection to how meat is packed and marketed. Read here: https://t.co/pPro8DGWX9
#FoodMatters2021 #supplychain #Marketing

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The words duck and diaspora might seem like they don’t connect. However, this interview with Katie Konstantopoulos and @KobySongNichols explains how they do by diving into the cultural meaning behind Pekin duck. Read here: https://t.co/JE3YIDJN5P #FoodMatters2021 #FoodSystems

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The Food Matters podcast series concludes with an episode on the misunderstandings that surround children’s food allergies featuring Janis Goldi’s real-life insight and findings from her research. Listen here: https://t.co/ZpKC7ECSOb #FoodMatters2021 #FoodAllergies #Children

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Have you ever considered food's symbolic and social potential? This article explores Agata Stronciwilk’s research on how food can be used as a tool for activism and feminism. Read more about it here: https://t.co/zhpUhdaaNC #FoodMatters2021 #Feminism #FoodArt #Resistance #Poland

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Ever wondered how maple syrup started to become marketed as a healthy food? This is one of the questions @DrBrigit explores in her research on maple syrup. Read more about it here: https://t.co/EtD7M2HFGN #FoodMatters2021 #MapleSyrup #Marketing

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Episode 5 of the Food Matters podcast features a fascinating conversation with Erik Fooladi (@fooducation), @AnuHopia and Antti-Ville Kärjä on how music can connect to food and the senses. Listen here: https://t.co/yZQkLqHFCW
#FoodMatters2021 #Music #Sound #Senses #Food

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Don’t bite the spoon that feeds you. This article explores the work of David Szanto and Simon Laroche who created a robot that feeds participants, raising awareness to the connection between humans, food and technology. Learn more here: https://t.co/FrmUAyfmYt
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The constant circulation of food advice can make it difficult to determine what information should be trusted. Read more about how Alissa Overend applies a post-truth framework to capture the nuances of food truths here: https://t.co/H0fL8V7jKP #FoodMatters2021 #FoodTruths

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Sharing a meal is a social activity, even over Zoom. This article explores Arlette Martinez’s research into how cooking and eating practices changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more here: https://t.co/leB8XGvRaK #FoodMatters2021 #Commensality #ZoomDining

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Canada’s Food Guide has seen many renditions. Episode 4 of the Food Matters podcast series features a conversation with Taylor Wilson on applying a decolonial lens to the 2019 version. Listen here: https://t.co/4piDeQ26df #FoodMatters2021 #FoodRelationships #Reconciliation

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Read more on Nora Faltmann’s research addressing the links between the crisis of confidence in farming and urban gardening in Ho Chi Minh City here: https://t.co/Gzx3BTgWMW #FoodMatters2021 #AlternativeFood #Gardens #Vietnam

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This piece explores how @sohni_c used a literary lens to unpack the role and place of food in Porochista Khakpour’s memoir. Check out this fascinating interview here: https://t.co/rHFnETg50W #FoodMatters2021 #NonFiction #FoodLens #Diaspora

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Is avocado a healthy food? This interview with @MyriamDurocher1 unpacks this question and brings attention to the way foods we might consider "healthy" could also be thought otherwise... https://t.co/iIO1lvvMEP #FoodMatters2021 #Nutritionism #Avocado