CfP: International Congress "Onto the table: food production, processing and distribution in 19th, 20th, 21st century"
International Congress "Onto the table: food production, processing and distribution in 19th, 20th, 21st century"
Lisbon, 23rd to the 25th of February 2017
Venue: FCSH/NOVA, Lisboa
Deadline for proposals: 30th of December 2016
The
food supply chain has been a serious concern of the contemporary
society. With the Industrial Revolution, the food supply paradigm
suffered a profound change, both nutritionally and in the selection and
classification of essential goods. Therefore, technological innovation
allowed for an efficient response to successive political, economic,
social and cultural rights over the 19th, 20th and 21st
centuries. Food processing methods and distribution permitted the
emergence of global food distribution networks. From the second half of
the 20th century on, the demands of the consumer society
boosted such processes of transformation and distribution aiming to
diversify and improve the quality of diets that should be available at
any time of the year and at more affordable prices.
Only after a
late and slow process did Portugal join this global change of the eating
habits. At a time when the origin and the type of food we eat is
constantly in the spotlight, it is important to understand how the
eating habits have evolved from the second half of the 19th century until now.
In
this conference we intend to reflect on a) the implementation and
development of manufacturing processes, including milling, canning,
drying, pasteurization, fermentation, roasting, refining, freeze-drying,
cooling and freezing; and on b) the means and distribution platforms,
including cold chains, grocery stores and local markets.
Call for papers
This
call for papers invites the submission of 250/300-word proposals for
communications (including title) in Portuguese or English, with a short
biography of the author (maximum 100 words) to food2016ihc@gmail.com.
We are looking for 15-minute presentations that will discuss the
following topics (other co-related subjects might be considered):
− Food production
− Food supply
− Food and science
− Industrial heritage
− Wars and food shortages
− The evolution of consumption patterns
Important dates:
Submission of abstracts – 30 December 2016
Notification of acceptance – 6 January 2017
Registration – 23 January 2017
Organising Committee
Ana Paula Pires (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Cláudia Duarte (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Diogo Ferreira (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Filipe Silva (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Inês Castaño (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Inês José (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Leonardo Aboim Pires (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Luísa Seixas (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Susana Domingues (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Scientific Committee
Álvaro Garrido (FEUC)
Ana Cardoso de Matos (CIDEHUS - University of Évora)
Ana Paula Pires (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Dulce Freire (ICS-UL)
Jorge Alves
Maximiliano Soto
Maria da Luz Sampaio (CIDEHUS - University of Évora)
Teresa Nunes (IHC-FCSH/NOVA)
Conference languages: Portuguese and English.
Contact Info:
For any inquiries about this congress, please contact the Organising Committee via the email food2016ihc@gmail.com