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Call For Papers: Transforming Landscapes of Food Consumption

• Venue: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
• Start: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:00:00 BST
• End: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 18:00:00 BST

Call for Papers. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Food Studies: Transforming Landscapes of Food Consumption

Conference Organizer: School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University

Conference Co-organizer: School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University

                                      Department of Geography, Durham University

                                      School of Humanities and Communication, Zhejiang Gongshang University

                                      China National Children's Center

                                      Huizhou City College

Date: July 5 – July 7, 2019

Venue: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

BACKGROUND

Globalization has brought dramatic changes to food consumption cultures in different regions. In developing settings such as China, factors including rural-urban migration, rising disposable income, and awareness of health and well-being reshape the public's demand for the availability, variety, quantity and quality of food. The rising middle-class consumers pay more and more attention to the authenticity, safety and health of food. Government and food producers increasingly recognize the importance of food safety and nutrition. Food consumption is related to the public health and the sustainable development of the society, and yet industrialization of the food system creates a “break” or “distance” between food production and consumption and compromises sustainability from the field to the table. 

Furthermore, with growing international food trade, a perspective of international cooperation should be introduced to promote food safety and sustainable development. Issues of food safety and sustainability need to be addressed through interdisciplinary thinking. We call for inclusive and comprehensive research perspectives considering different stakeholders (producers, middlemen, consumers) and multiple influencing factors (politics, economy, and environment) work on the global sustainable food system.

The School of Tourism Management at Sun Yat-sen University will be hosting the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Food Studies: Transforming Landscapes of Food Consumption. We will invite scholars from universities in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America to share emerging and innovative ideas, approaches and trends on the changing landscape of food consumption in the context of globalization and the rise of the middle class, aiming to promote food sustainability. We sincerely hope to establish a global research network through this exchange platform.

CONFERENCE THEMES

We welcome papers on but not limited to the following research topics:

1. Globalization, localization and food consumption
2. Middle classes and food consumption change
3. Tourism and food consumption
4. Social media and food consumption
5. Food, memory and identity
6. Migrations, sojourners and dietary acculturation
7. Migrants and foodscape change
8. Sustainable consumption and food ethics
9. History and globalization of Chinese food and foodways
10. Diet and public health
11. Internet and “virtual” food consumption landscape
12. Food culture and food industry of ethnic minorities
13. Sustainability and food pedagogies
14. Trust and food safety
15. Food delivery, take-away and the gig/platform economy

INVITED SPEAKERS

Mike Crang, Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University

Alex Hughes, Professor, School of Geography, Politics of Sociology, Newcastle University

Viachaslau Filimonau, Professor, Bournemouth University

Shang-yi Zhou, Professor, School of Geography, Beijing Normal University

Zhao-rong Peng, Professor, Department of Anthropology & Ethnology, Xiamen University

De-rong Lin, Professor, School of Management, Xiamen University

Ke Fan, Professor, School of Sociology, Nanjing University

Jian-zhong Wan, Professor, School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University

Wei-jun Rao, Professor School of History and Culture, East China Normal University

Xiang Kong, Professor, School of Urban & Regional Science, East China Normal University

Xiao-mei Cai, Professor, School of Tourism Management, South China Normal University

Yong-hui Zhang, Director , Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Xing-fen Yang, Professor, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University

Ning Wang, Professor, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University

Yan-feng Zhou, Professor, Business School, Sun Yat-sen University

Hui-lian Zhu, Professor, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University

Guo-jun Zeng, Professor, School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-Sen University

DEADLINES

1. Deadline of abstract submission: May 5, 2019
2. Deadline for uploading the full-length paper: June 5, 2019
3. Date of the conference: July 5- July 7, 2019
4. The abstracts are supposed to contain about 300-500 words and to be submitted to the e-mail address food_studies@163.com. E-mail subject should be “International Conference on Interdisciplinary Food Studies + Paper Title+ Affiliated Institution + Name.”
5. Notification of acceptance will be made by May 15, 2019.  Presenters need to submit full paper by June 5, 2019. After acceptance, at least one author needs to register and attend the meeting.

REGISTRATION

1. Deadline of registration: June 5, 2019
2. Registration fee: 150 Euro (covering administration fee and meals). Presenters need to cover travel and accommodation expenses by themselves.
3. Participants are required to remit the registration fee to the following account by June 5, 2019, and note "International Conference on Interdisciplinary Food Studies + Your Name" when remitting. After you remit the registration fee, please let us know by sending an e-mail to food_studies@163.com and the mail subject should be “International Conference on Interdisciplinary Food Studies + Your Name + Remittance.”
4. Please direct your remittance to

Bank Account Name: Sun Yat-sen University

Bank Name：Industrial and Commercial bank of China, Guang Dong branch, sub-branch of Sun Yat-sen University

Bank Address: No.135 Xin Gang Xi Road Guang Zhou P.R China

Swift code：ICBKCNBJGDG

Account number：3602864809100002723

(Tips: In order to successfully complete the payment, please pay the registration fee during working hours in China, from 09:00 to 17:00(Beijing Time), Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. Please also pay attention to the time difference.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: The School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University. No.135, Xin Gang Xi Road, 510275, Guangzhou, P. R. China

Email：food_studies@163.com

Contact：Ms. He Wang (Tel: +86 18008518582)

Ms. Jie Wu (Tel: +86 13192228696)

Mr. Yu-chen Xu (Tel: +86 18655388200)

HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS

•    Kaifeng Hotel at Sun Yat-sen University

Address: Science and Technology Cultural Exchange Center at Binjiang East 588 Sun Yat-sen University North Gate, Haizhu District, Guangzhou.

Telephone：020-89222888

•    Guangzhou New Pearl River Hotel

Address: Binjiang East 795, Haizhu District, Guangzhou.

Telephone：020-34255335

•    Peninsula Yacht Hotel

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