Twelfth Annual Assembly of the Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)

The Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) will host its twelfth annual assembly at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, May 27–30, 2017, in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

Conference Theme:

Food in Canada and Beyond: Communities, Collaboration, Complexity

Canada has immense food-systems resources and capabilities. Endowed with natural capital, informed by indigenous peoples and waves of immigrants, Canadian food systems continue to evolve in response to domestic and global challenges, such as food security, health and nutrition, food safety, climate change, and environmental degradation. Such evolutions contribute to shaping Canadian identities.

The 2017 conference invites a variety of submissions that examine how community, collaboration and complexity shape Canadian identities and Canada’s food systems and food movements. We are especially interested in submissions that examine food and its relationships with health, the environment, the arts and humanities, gender, indigenous peoples, education, security, public policy as well as how the roles of civil society, government, and business have an impact on food systems in Canada and the global context. Consistent with CAFS’ interests and mandate to promote multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship across multiple facets of food systems, we welcome a diverse array of submissions.

 

Presentation types:

– Standard Fare

– Themed Panels

– Pedagogy Matters

– Pecha Kucha

– Cookbook & Poster Displays

 

Submission areas may include, but are not limited to:

– food systems: local and global, past and present

– culture and cultural studies

– discipline-specific and interdisciplinary research

– art, design, and technology

– ethics, philosophy, and values

– food access, security, and sovereignty

– migration, immigration, diaspora and transnational community studies

– cultural, agricultural, and culinary preservation and innovation

– governance, policy, and rights

– pedagogy, food education, and/or experiential learning

– labour in the food system, production, consumption

– energy and agriculture

– health: opportunities, problems, paradigms, and professions

– business and management

 

Other Opportunities:

– Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in Food Studies

– Student Paper Award in Food Studies

– Exploration Gallery

 

For details and deadlines (the earliest one is January 23), please refer to our attached CFP guidelines (http://cafs.landfood.ubc.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/CAFS_2017-CFP-ENG.pdf).

For enquires, please email to assembly@foodstudies.ca.