Eleventh International Conference on Food Studies

October 28 - 30, 2021

Danish School of Education, Aarhus University
Copenhagen, Denmark

Description

Welcome to the micro-site for the Eleventh International Conference on Food Studies.

Founded in 2011, the Food Studies Research Network is brought together around a common interest to explore new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition, and associated impacts of food systems on culture. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

The Eleventh International Conference on Food Studies calls for research addressing the following annual themes and special focus: 

  • 2021 Special Focus - Making Sense from Taste: Quality, Context, Community 
  • Theme 1: Food Production and Sustainability
  • Theme 2: Food, Nutrition, and Health 
  • Theme 3: Food Politics, Policies, and Cultures 

We are interested in the following questions: 

  • How sustainable is our current food system?
  • How do we improve public understandings of nutrition and community eating practices?
  • How do we navigate the politics and policies of food systems?


Food Studies Research Network also supports a book imprint and a collection of journals.  


COVID UPDATE

We are working closely with our local partners and are in the process of considering how to create safe conditions for an in-person experience. We will work toward this goal for as long as it remains a viable option. At the same time, we are on the front foot -- offering all presenters the ability to prepare for the possible move online. And, with the completion of your Presenters Page digital media giving the pathway for a rich online experience. In the end, we believe that this kind of practice will be a part of a blended future. Again, we are doing all we can to meet in-person — because, we know how much that contact would mean. If we are forced to postpone, the online engagement will still go ahead, and your registration will allow you to join the conference in-person in a later year. This way we build for our Research Network Members flexible, and at the same time resilient, spaces for communication, engagement, and participation.

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