Short Abstract:

We invite papers on food as communication beyond writing, from cave paintings to social media, and/or dealing with undocumented social and material practices of food and eating. The panel wish to explore if the unwriting theme can unwrap alternatives to current hierarchies in the food system.

Long Abstract:

The panel invite papers that reflect on food as communication beyond the written word, from ancient cave paintings to contemporary social media. What does the multi-sensory forms of communication that food offers add to the textual and visual forms of communication? What does the transition from printed cookery books to tik tok movies mean for culinary skills, and the symbolic meaning of food?

The panel also wish to explore if the unwriting theme can unwrap alternatives to current hierarchies in the food system. Can the unwriting of food facilitate a de-centering of the human subject? How can the understanding of proper meals and food quality change if we move beyond the hierarchies of ingredients found in menus and cookery books?

The panel further invites research exploring undocumented social and material practices of food and eating. It may be historical accounts of pre-colonial practices in the Global South, oral stories from homeless people in contemporary urban settings or any other food stories excluded from food writings.

This Panel has so far received 3 paper proposal(s).
Propose paper