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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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Then pair it with Annabel Soutar’s theatre play, Seeds, which brings genetically modified crops into the realm of documentary theatre.
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#FoodBooks
#DocumentaryTheatre
#GMOs
#GeneticallyModifiedFoods
#Wheat
#Farming
#Farmers
#Agriculture
#FoodPolitics
#SeedSaving
Cover image of Emily Eaton’s book, Growing Resistance, with a light-filled photograph of a wheat field and the book title sitting at the horizon line between field and sky. Cover image of Annabel Soutar’s play, Seeds, featuring an ominous skyscape over a field, and the title of the work set in a biohazard symbol at the centre of the image.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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#DigestingFoodStudies
#Feminism
#FeministStudies
#FoodSystems
#Gender
#Power
#SocialClass
#Racialization
#DomesticLabour
#Recipes
#HomeEconomics
#FoodWaste
#InfantFormula
#WomensWork
#FoodPodcast

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November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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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
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Digesting Food Studies (the CFS podcast)—Episode 104: Infant Food Security

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photo: Erik De Leon; visual effects: Natalie Doonan
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November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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#DigestingFoodStudies
#FoodArt
#FoundArt
#FoodSystems
#Materiality
#Milk
#Bread
#BreadBagTies
#DomesticLabour
#Poetry
#HouseholdManagement
#Cutlery
#Tableware
#Gender
#WomensWork
#covid
#FoodPodcast

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An artwork made of multi-coloured plastic bread bag tie-tags, entitled "Tank Tops", made by artist Susan Goldberg.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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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image: Susan Goldberg
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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
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Why a Choux Questionnaire? To elicit some tasty and surprising experiences, framed within a seemingly humble exterior—just like a choux pastry bun. Straightforward on their own, the queries combined start to form a celebratory pyramid of extravagance like a croquembouche.
A croquembouche on a purple backgrond—a pile of filled choux pastry buns held together with a sticky glaze, with a hand reaching forward holding a single bun.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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#DigestingFoodStudies
#FoodWaste
#Upcycling
#Recycling
#Trash
#Cookbooks
#HouseholdManagement
#HomeEconomics
#Gender
#Labour
#WomensWork
#CanadianHistory
#FoodPodcast
#FoodSystems

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October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Hopped Up: How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity (by Jeffrey Pilcher), reviewed by Ethan Shapiro
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#FoodStudies
#FoodBooks
#Mennonites
#InstitutionalFood
#SchoolFood
#HospitalFood
#PrisonFood
#CarceralFood
#Beer
#Hops
#Brewing
Cover image of Jeffrey Pilcher’s book, Hopped Up, with the title in a banner across a pilsner glass of beer, a globe, and some hops.
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Serving the Public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons (by Kevin Morgan), reviewed by Jennifer Sumner
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Cover image of Kevin Morgan’s book, Serving the Public, with the title in large letters on a red background and an illustrated orange fork holding a British pound symbol.
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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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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Cover image of Marlene Epp’s book, Eating Like a Mennonite, with abstract wooden spoon graphics and soft colours.
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Digesting Food Studies—Episode 102: Teaching about Food Studies

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#FoodLiteracy
#FoodPodcast
#FoodSystems
#PaoloFreire
#FoodJustice

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An alternate version of the Rosie the Riveter poster (made out of chocolate), showing a female cook in a chef's toque, holding a red whisk in front of hanging pots and pans, the words "We Can Do It!" in a word bubble above.
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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And oh yeah, this too: www.canada.ca/en/employmen...

#SchoolFood

#SchoolLunch

#FoodPolicy

#FoodSystems

photo: Alexia Moyer
A blue tray set with a water glass, orange napkin, fork, and plate of food with chick peas, radishes, devilled eggs, pickles, and tomatoes.
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This episode features Élisabeth Abergel and Ryan Phillips, guest editors of the Meat Studies themed section in Vol. 11 No. 1 of Canadian Food Studies. Alexia Moyer talks about the tools we use when eating meat—and how they have evolved over the year...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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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...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Step back in time and listen to the founding editor of Canadian Food Studies, Ellen Desjardins, talk about the creation of the CAFS journal! Plus, meet the CFS co-managing editor, Alexia Moyer, who shares a tasty tidbit from food humanities each episode, in her segment, the Amuse Bouche.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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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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#Food #FoodStudies #alimentaire #EtudesAlimentaires #FoodPolitics #PolitiqueAlimentaire
#TransitionAlimentaire #FoodTransition #AlimentationDurable #SustainableFood #EducationAlimentaire #FoodEducation #Agriculture #CAFS2026 #ACEA2026

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Save the date! 2026 Common Ground Food Forum Building a bigger table: Strengthening our relations June 15 - 19, 2026 Lakehead University Orillia Campus 500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON For the first time, key food networks are coming together! Canadian Association for Food Studies Food Communities Network Common Ground Network Food Secure Canada Look for our joint Call for Contributions in December! Contact conference organizers at commonground@dal.ca for more information. Enregistrez la date ! Forum Alimentaire Terrain d’Entente 2026 Élargir la table : renforcer nos relations 15 au 19 juin 2026 Université Lakehead Campus d’Orillia 500, avenue University, Orillia (Ontario) Pour la première fois, les principaux réseaux alimentaires s’unissent ! • Association canadienne des études sur l’alimentation • Réseau Communautés Nourricières • Terrain d’Entente • Réseau pour une alimentation durable Surveillez notre appel conjoint à contributions dès décembre ! Pour plus d’informations, contactez les organisateurs à commonground@dal.ca
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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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
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What disciplinary perspective do you bring to CAFS?

#Food #FoodStudies #InterdisciplinaryResearch #TransdisciplinaryResearch #Research #FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #Sociology #Nutrition #Geography #PoliticalScience #Anthropology #History
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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What works do you include in the food studies canon?

#Food #FoodStudies #FoodScholarship #BooksAboutFood #CurrentlyReading #BlackFoodGeographies #FoodSystems #FoodJustice #WhiteSupremacy
October 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Who has inspired your scholarship?

#Food #FoodScholarship #FoodStudies #FoodWays #FoodSovereignty #FoodSystems #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #Geography #EnvironmentalStudies #Sustainability
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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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
Screenshot from the article capturing Finn Meyer Cook in front of a bookshelf with text: VIU professor among hundreds of food scholars who sign letter to Prime Minister Social work professor Finn Meyer Cook is one of hundreds of food scholars who are calling on Canada to take economic and diplomatic action against Israel for causing widespread hunger in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse. Framed with text “In the news, and Canadian Association for Food Studies, L'association canadienne des études sur l'alimentation.”
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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