If you have not received the credential details, please, write the organization gastro.sustain.congress@gmail.com
Congress on Gastronomy, Sustainability and Development
24-26, September 2020The conference will take place both face-to-face and online
Conference Program now available!
ProgramGastronomy is in vogue...
There seems to be a certain international gastronomic bubble that, at the level of countries like Spain, is reaching its highest point. No one seems to dispute today that gastronomy is a central element in the development policies of the different territories, with a growing impact on the tourist industry.
However, on the other hand, it cannot be denied that, increasingly, broader layers of the population are raising their awareness about the environmental issues associated with this discourse. The food chain, from production to consumption and beyond, affects the environment, social and territorial balance, and impacts both our immediate environment and the most global. Gastronomy research is increasingly situating its framework in the respect for the environment, the energy investment and the use of sustainable materials, embedded in circular economic dynamics and concern for all those elements that surround food and that go far beyond nutrition: from ethics to aesthetics, from the origin to the recycling of resources, from productivity and economic benefit to gender equity and family reconciliation.
In a context such as this, productive spaces, distribution or restaurants can become key instruments for working and recreating these discourses and transmitting them to Society. This is why the aim of this congress is to analyse the problems surrounding the role of gastronomy, understood in a broad sense that includes from production processes to the Zero waste policies. The aim is to debate and to analyse the relationships established between gastronomy, its capacity to generate development and contemporary practices and theories on sustainability.
The reflection we encourage, always from an interdisciplinary point of view, includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
• Binomial gastronomy/sustainability at a local, regional and global level.
• Gastronomic experiences articulated on the notion of sustainability.
• Production systems and sustainability.
• Gastronomy, sustainability and tourism.
• Food and Glocality. Proposals for re-geolocation.
• Technology, Food and Sustainability.
• Gastronomy and emotions.
• Food and travel.
• Ideologies and social movements.
• Food and public development policies.
• Sustainable food and big cities
Given the interdisciplinary nature of the event, proposals will be accepted from diverse disciplines that address the relationships between gastronomy, sustainability and development. This includes work ranging from ethnographic methodologies to macro-level analysis, from diverse geographical contexts and even historical analysis or audiovisual products.
Complejo Cultural San Francisco. Sala Europa y Sala Miguel Hernández. Ronda de San Francisco, 15, 10002 Cáceres. Cáceres, Spain
Hotel NH Collection Cáceres Palacio de Oquendo. Plaza de San Juan, 11, 10003 Cáceres. Cáceres, Spain
+122 Expert Speakers:
Paul Collinson, David Conde, Lorenzo Mariano, F. Xavier Medina, Helen Macbeth, Frédéric Duhart, José Antonio Vázquez Medina, José María Aizega, Borja Rivero Jiménez, Sonia Mlayah Hanzaoui, Julián López García, Carmen Soares, Alicia Aguilar Martínez and more...
September 24th - 26th, 2020
Conference program will be soon published!
Universidad de Extremadura, Diputación de Cáceres, Proyecto 4IE+, Cátedra UNESCO, ICAF, Ayuntamiento de Cáceres, Vargas Figueroa Hostel, Gran Hotel Don Manuel, Hotel Don Carlos, Hotel La Bohème, Hospes Palacio de Arenales & Spa, Corderex, Facultad de Enfermería y Terapia Ocupacional, Cafetería Restaurante El Montaito
More than ten towers dominate the historic quarter of Caceres, delimited by Arab walls. Cobbled streets marked by medieval, fortified homes and Renaissance palaces make up the most beautiful sceneries in this city, which was declared UNESCO World Heritage site.
The local history is closely related to one the historic, peninsular routes: ``Vía de la Plata`` (the Silver Route), a Roman road that linked Seville and Astorga, used by the pilgrims who were headed to Santiago de Compostela. Pork products and shepherd recipes are the fundamental elements of the rich culinary tradition of this region, the dishes should be served with some of the excellent wines from Caceres.
The main organizer of the congress is the International Commission on the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (ICAF). It is a Commission of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES).
The objectives of the Commission are...
• To promote anthropological research in basic and applied research on food and nutrition.
• To promote a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to food studies.
• To encourage and support education and training in food anthropology.
• To promote the collaboration of anthropologists with institutions and individual experts in related fields of study.
• To stimulate indigenous knowledge about food problems in developing countries.
On this occasion the Organizing Committee of the event has been formed by three of its members:
Important dates
If you have not received the credential details, please, write the organization gastro.sustain.congress@gmail.com
The event will have a large international Scientific Committee of the highest level that will ensure the quality of it. Along with academics, specialized in nutrition and food-related issues from more than eight different countries, we will have representatives from reference institutions such as FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), the Basque Culinary Center, The Institut National du Patrimoine of Tunisia or the Center for International Forestry Research CIFOR of Rome.
The Steering Committee provides special prices in multiple accommodation for face-to-face assistants.
If you are interested on staying at any of the hotels, please contact gastro_sustain_congress@unex.es.
The Steering Committee
You can contact us through email or contact form!
gastro_sustain_congress@unex.es