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[ecrea] CFP - Thinking with Food: An Ideas Exchange

Tue Jul 05 09:19:47 GMT 2011




CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Thinking with Food: An Ideas Exchange
Wednesday 28th September 2011, 9.00am-4.30pm, University of Leicester
'Thinking with Food: An Ideas Exchange' is a one day event focused on food and media. This will offer academic researchers, professional practitioners and postgraduate students an opportunity to engage critically and creatively with the cultural production of food. The event will be interactive; all participants will contribute to, engage with and even design research on the representation and mediation of food. This event is organized by the Cultural Production & Consumption Research Group, Department of Media & Communication, University of Leicester.
Proposed Programme:
* Welcome and Introduction
* Session 1: Food in the Media (research papers examining how food is represented in the media, and discussion) * Session 2: Food and Value (hands-on exploration and critical reflection on how food is discursively framed as valuable)
* Lunch (provided)
* Session 3: The Mediation of Food (research papers examining the mediation of food, and discussion) * Roundtable Reflection (a review of the key ideas of the day, to carry forward in Session 4) * Session 4: Designing Research (a collaborative session designing a potential research project on a local food and drink festival)
* Concluding Remarks
Location:
Stamford Hall, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 2LH. Directions: _http://www2.le.ac.uk/maps_
Fees and Registration:
£20 for Waged Participants; £10 for Unwaged/Students. Places are limited, so please sign up early! The registration form can be found online: _www.le.ac.uk/cultural-production-and-consumption_ <http://www.le.ac.uk/cultural-production-and-consumption>
Please return with the fee to:
Dr. Julian Matthews, Department of Media & Communication, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE17RH.
Questions and Further Information:
_www.le.ac.uk/cultural-production-and-consumption_ <http://www.le.ac.uk/cultural-production-and-consumption> or contact Dr. Julian Matthews ((_jpm29 /at/ leicester.ac).uk_ <mailto:(jpm29 /at/ leicester.ac.uk)>)
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Dr Julian Matthews
Lecturer
Course Director, MSc Media and Communication Research
Department of Media and Communication
Room 913 Attenborough Tower
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
T: +44(0)116 2522582
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Editor, Communication and Media Section, Sociology Compass
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