An intriguing call for papers of potential interest to FoodAnthropology readers:
Initial Call for Abstracts
Food, Space, Place–Edited Volume
Editor: Carlnita P. Greene, Ph.D.
Ranging from public markets and urban agriculture to food carts and mobile phones, today, the convergence between food, space, and place almost is taken for granted since it has become an ordinary facet of daily life. It is because these aspects are most central to our lives that it is crucial for us to understand the multifaceted ways in which food, space, and place shape our experiences and the meanings that we create about them. Yet, rather than examining these phenomena as separate or discrete entities, this edited volume explores the nexus of food/drink, space, and place, locally and globally. Both multi-and interdisciplinary in scope, its aim is to offer a broad array of theories, methods, and perspectives that can be used as lenses for analyzing the interconnections between food/drink, space, and place.
Therefore, I seek contributions from scholars in diverse fields, including the humanities, sciences, and/or social sciences, who are working in this area of research. Potential questions/topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- How do food/drink, space, and place contribute to a multiplicity of human activities and experiences?
- How do we engage with food/drink, space, and place both as individuals or within groups?
- How do food/drink, space, and place shape performances, the senses, and/or embodied experiences?
- How do we understand our relationships with food or drink as rooted within particular spaces/places?
- How might our relationships to food/drink, space, and place shape our views of nature, the environment, and our natural resources?
- How do we come to know and to understand ourselves through food/drink, space, and place?
- How do food/drink, space, and place shape our relationships with others?
If you are interested in contributing a chapter, please e-mail me with a title, a short abstract of 300-500 words, your academic affiliation, and your contact information as an attachment (MS Word format). These materials should be sent to Carlnita P. Greene, University of Oregon,cgreene@uoregon.edu by September 18, 2016. This is an initial call for abstracts.
All potential contributors will be notified of acceptance by October 9, 2016 and full manuscripts will be due on January 31, 2017. Additionally, although the project is in early stages, a publisher (whom I have worked with in the past) has expressed potential interest in publishing the book.
Please circulate this CFP to any colleagues who might be interested.
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