Call for proposals
The Waterloo Food Issues Group (WatFIG) at the University of Waterloo invites submissions for the fourth edition of its multidisciplinary graduate student conference, with the theme “Food Systems in Flux”, to be held at the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Environment on Friday, April 22, 2016. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to contribute to the conference discourse.
Global and local food systems face immense challenges and changes in the coming decades. With the theme of “Food Systems in Flux,” we hope to capture the diversity of perspectives that are working to understand and provide alternatives to these various transformations in this important system.
Topics can include, but are certainly not limited to: food security and hunger, local food systems, sustainable agriculture, governance of food and agriculture, land politics, food ethics, the political economy of food and agriculture, organic food and farming, nutrition and consumption, the politics and policy around food from the local to the global.
The objective of this conference is to provide graduate students from various disciplines a forum to present their research on food and agriculture issues. PhD and Master’s students can present research papers or dissertation chapters, to be circulated prior to the event, and will receive feedback from their colleagues, faculty, and the external experts.
The venue also represents a unique opportunity for students to network with other young researchers as well as more experienced ones, receive constructive feedback, guidance, tips and learn about cutting-edge research problems being tackled by the food studies community. Professor A. Haroon Akram Lodhi from Trent University will be the keynote speaker.
To submit a paper proposal, or to register as a participant, please send your information to Caitlin Scott at caitlin.scott@uwaterloo.ca no later than Friday, March 4, 2016. Each proposal should include your name, department and school affiliation, a title and a 250-500 word abstract. We will need your completed papers submitted by April 8, 2016, to ensure they can be circulated prior to the conference.
There is no cost to participate and we are happy to provide refreshments during this event but are unable to cover travel costs or accommodations. Faculty members, please forward this opportunity to your networks – Canadian Association of Food Studies (CAFS), graduate students, etc.
Thank you for your consideration.
Best wishes,
Caitlin Scott, student coordinator, Waterloo Food Issues Group
PhD candidate, University of Waterloo