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2012/11/22 Charles Levkoe <[log in to unmask]>

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> *CALL FOR PAPERS*
> *Eighth Annual Assembly of the Canadian Association for Food Studies
> At the Edge Exploring the Boundaries of Food Studies
> June 1-4, 2013, University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia*
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> The Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) will host its eighth
> annual assembly at the University of Victoria, Victoria (BC), from June
> 1–4, 2013 in conjunction with the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and
> Social Sciences.
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> Founded in 2005, CAFS promotes critical, interdisciplinary scholarship in
> the broad area of food systems: production, distribution, consumption, and
> waste management. CAFS members are drawn from an array of disciplines
> including adult education, agriculture, anthropology, economics,
> environmental studies, health studies, home economics, human nutrition,
> geography, literature, psychology,
> philosophy, policy studies, public health, rural studies, sociology,
> social work and urban planning. CAFS membership is open to academics,
> students, policy makers, community workers, professionals, practitioners,
> and others interested in food studies research.
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> CAFS recognizes the need for interdisciplinary research on food issues
> both within and outside of academia in response to societal needs such as
> informing policy makers, assessing the outcomes of community-based work,
> and demonstrating the health, social, cultural, spiritual and environmental
> impacts of food systems.
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> The 2013 CAFS conference theme, which reflects the Congress theme, is “At
> the Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Food Studies.” Our subject matter
> involves the bridging of many disciplines, ideas, places, and people. “At
> the edge” represents our individual and collective exploration of these
> boundaries—of disciplines, methods, forms of collaboration—and our sense of
> the need to embrace the periphery. The theme of “at the edge” encourages us
> to reflect on the realities of social inequality and how we can aim for
> greater inclusivity by bringing more marginalized voices to the centre of
> food studies. This relates to how we position food studies at larger
> scales—in broader social, academic, and policy debates—and how food may
> engage diverse actors, voices, and perspectives.
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> We invite submissions that deal with these “at the edge” questions within
> (but not limited to) food production, consumption and renewal, regional and
> local foodscapes, relationships between urban practices and rural
> environments, as well as investigations from community development to
> interdisciplinary education to crossings of art, technology, and food.
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> We also encourage proposals dealing with the following ongoing CAFS
> interests as they relate to interdisciplinary aspects of food or food
> studies:
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> –– program or project evaluation
> –– research or funding directions
> –– research methodology and practice
> –– politics and policy
> –– the political economy of food and agriculture
> –– ecological food and agriculture environments
> –– the sociology and culture of consumption
> –– activism, art and media
> –– gender, ethnicity/race, class and justice
> –– food insecurity and hunger
> –– sustainability
> –– food culture or history
> –– food ethics or philosophy
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> SUMMARY OF DEADLINES
> Session proposals: December 16, 2012
> Paper proposals: January 13, 2013
> Pecha-kucha proposals: January 13, 2013
> Exploration Gallery: March 30, 2013
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> Charles Z Levkoe
> Canadian Association for Food Studies
> c/o Centre for Studies in Food Security
> Ryerson University
> 350 Victoria Street
> Toronto, Ontario
> Canada, M5B 2K3
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