NEPCA CFP: Food and Foodways

The Food, Foodways and Culture area of the Northeastern Popular/American Culture Association is inviting paper submissions for its Fall 2016 conference at Keene State College in Keene, NH from October 21-22, 2016.

This area explores intersections among food, eating, and popular culture. Possible topics of interest include the following:

• The history of food and dining

• Depictions of food and dining in popular culture

• Connections among food, eating and identity

• The history and culture of restaurants

• Food festivals and cooking competitions

• Cookbooks as popular culture

• The Food Network and celebrity chefs

Works of fiction and memoirs will not be considered unless they are part of a broader, analytical presentation.

Proposals for both individual papers and full panels are invited.  Papers should appeal to a broad audience.

The deadline for submission of paper proposals is June 15, 2016. Please use the NEPCA Paper Proposal Submission Form on NEPCA’s website:https://nepca.wordpress.com/2016-conference/

For more information about this topic area, contact Ann Kordas at akordas@jwu.edu