The Waterloo Food Issues Group (WatFIG) at the University of Waterloo invites submissions for the third edition of its multidisciplinary graduate student workshop, with the theme “Critical Issues facing the Food System in the 21st Century”, to be held at the Balsillie School of International Affairs campus on Friday, April 11, 2014. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to contribute to the conference discourse.
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, etc.
The objective of this workshop 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 in a workshop format.
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. A portion of the workshop will be devoted to presentations from invited external experts and senior researchers sharing their work.
To submit a paper proposal, or to register as a participant, please send your information to Helena Shilomboleni at hshilomb@uwaterloo.ca no later than Monday, February 24, 2014. Each proposal should include your name, department and school of affiliation, a title, and a 250-500 word abstract. We will need your completed papers submitted by March 31, 2014 to ensure they can be circulated prior to the workshop.
We are happy to provide refreshments during the event, but are unable to cover travel costs to Waterloo. Faculty members, please forward this opportunity to your networks – Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS), graduate students, etc.
Thank you for your consideration.
Best wishes,
Helena Shilomboleni
Coordinator, Waterloo Food Issues Group