Anthropology of Food

International Commission on the Anthropology of Food Conference in Romania

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I have spent the last few days trying to figure out how to get to the ICAF conference at the Monastery in Barsana, Romania from Oct. 5 – 9. The conference this year will focus on “Food and Ritual”.

My paper is entitled “It’s time to think about dinner: everyday rituals of food and eating in Italy” and it is basically a call to study everyday food instead of celebrations and festivals. Personally, I think we can learn so much more from the everyday and how people’s habits are changing due to globalisation, industrialisation and urbanisation.

There is no doubt this conference will be an adventure in every sense.