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Canadian Association for Food Studies/ L’Association canadienne des études sur l’alimentation

https://foodstudies.info/

Canadian Food Studies/La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/
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Doing a little course planning? Looking for reading list additions? Canadian Food Studies book reviews offer great inspiration!

Start with Taarini Chopra’s review of 'Growing Resistance: Canadian Farmers and the Politics of Genetically Modified Wheat' by Emily Eaton.
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Growing Resistance by Emily Eaton | Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation
Scholarly and community articles about food and food systems
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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Digesting Food Studies—Episode 110: Feminist Food Studies

Feminist studies and food studies have a fascinating history of difference, alignment, and emergence. This episode covers some of that span, starting with a laborious recipe for baked rice pudding (without eggs…!)

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November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Check out the work of Dr. Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa to learn more about resistance and digital story telling!

#MeetTheBoard #FoodStudies #FoodJustice #DigitalStoryTelling #Communications #FoodInsecurity

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Meet the CAFS Board with Dr. Jade Da Costa
YouTube video by CAFS / ACÉA
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Interviewed Dr. Bryan Dale about his recent @foodstudies.ca journal article, interviewing farmers and alternative food organizations in Ontario and Québec. We discuss tensions between producers & consumers, the role of state interventions in food systems, & more!

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159: What Could a Just Food System Really Look Like? with Dr. Bryan Dale — AnthroDish
My guest today, Dr. Bryan Dale , is here to explore these nuances. Bryan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Geography at Bishop’s University. His research in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Read a good food book lately? Seen a food-art show or design expo? Marathoned a food doc? CFS is always looking for media and event reviews! Email (reviews [aht] canadian food studies [dawt] ca) or click on the “Submit a request” button at canadianfoodstudies.ca.

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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 104: Infant Food Security

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photo: Erik De Leon; visual effects: Natalie Doonan
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 103: Food Art & Material Practice

What can we learn about #foodsystems from making #art and getting our hands on the #materiality of food? Oh so very much!

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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Are you exploring Alternative Food Networks? You should check out the work of Dr. Alissa Overend!

Alissa currently serves on the CAFS Board. Watch the webinar on their 2021 book here:
youtu.be/QqwpGxtR8J8

#CAFS #Sociology #SocialTheory #IntersectionalFeminism #MediaAnalysis #DiscourseAnalysis
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Feeling questioning? Or maybe a little reflective? Take a look at the “Choux Questionnaire,” our riff on the somewhat more literary “Proust Questionnaire.” Our respondents include food scholars, activists, philosophers, and writers. (Oh, and ChatGPT, for some pretty 'artificial' intelligence.)
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 109: Food Waste

Repurposing leftover Halloween candy as farm animal fodder? It may sound wild, but as you’ll hear in this #podcast, it’s just one odd recommendation within the complex hierarchies of dealing with food waste…

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Tackling food waste is a big issue, particularly in wealthy countries. It emerges from all aspects of the food production-consumption web, implicating individual, municipal, regional, and global actor...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Looking for some rich, hearty, and satisfying food studies readings? Check out the latest book reviews from Canadian Food Studies!

Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Community Across Borders (by Marlene Epp), reviewed by Aqeel Ihsan
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October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 102: Teaching about Food Studies

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Learning about food systems goes way beyond classroom lectures, involving #power and #justice, #reciprocity and #listening, getting your hands into #soil and getting your heart in a roil.
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How do we best learn about the complexities of food systems, particularly within the constraints of university-level courses? Jennifer Sumner and Michael Classens, the guest editors of the "Food Pedag...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Do you care about school food programs, food policies, and the dynamics of school lunches? If so, CFS has you covered! Check out these articles from our archives (2018–25), covering the intersections of food systems, school systems, policy, pedagogy, and procurement.

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Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation
Canadian Food Studies is an open-access, online journal about food and food systems, published by the Canadian Association for Food Studies.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 101: Introducing Meat Studies.
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Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores unite! Meat Studies has something for everyone (including #pescatarians, #vegans and #frugivores. But is meat a product, a process, or both?
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Is meat a product, a process, or both? And what about plant-based “meat” and other meat-like foods? Élisabeth Abergel and Ryan Phillips, the guest editors of the Meat Studies themed section in Vol. 11...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Are you concerned about the future of food studies in the era of artificial intelligence? We at Canadian Food Studies are, and would love to hear what you have to say about it.

Check out our AI policy at canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cf...
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Enjoy the full plenary: "FOUNDATIONS—Food studies in Indigenous Territories and Canada," here: youtu.be/2Wqic9XsQEA

#Food #IndigenousTerritories #Canada #FoodStudies #AfricanNovaScotians #Mikmaki
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food" with @fuchsiadunlop.bsky.social from @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Hear on:
📻CFRU 93.3
📅Oct 16
⏰10am

🛜Listen now:
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#foodstudies #foodhistory
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October 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The food studies landscape is rich with scholars whose work expands our understanding of the world in which we live. Whose work has challenged and guided your own?

#Mentorship #Research #FoodStudies #FoodScholarship #SpeculativeHarvests #FoodResearch #HigherEd
October 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
October 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Finn Meyer Cook, a long time CAFS member and VIU professor, in Palestine solidarity in Nanaimo continues as UN commission declares genocide in Gaza. Read the full article here: foodstudies.info/resources/co...

#Gaza #RightToFood #Palestine #Food
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Support open access food scholarship.
Promote critical, collaborative work in food and food systems.
Become a CAFS-ACEA member today!

#Food #FoodScholarship #FoodStudies #FoodWays #FoodSovereignty #FoodPolitics #Nutrition #Agriculture #OpenAccess #KnowledgeSharing

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October 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM