Schedule
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- Pre-Conference 7 Oct 2025
- Day One 8 Oct 2025
- Day Two 9 Oct 2025
- Day Three 10 Oct 2025
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Online Only
Asynchronous
Case Study Afternoon: "Siyakwamukela!” A True South African Welcome
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Online Welcome and Training Session
Live - Online Only
Sustenance and Society - Food Politics and Cultural Identity in Grazia Deledda’s Narratives: Exploring the Intersection of Tradition, Power, and Identity in Deledda’s Depictions of Italian Life
Simonetta Milli Konewko, Associate Professor of Italian, Department of Global Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Discover Puerto Rico’s Curated Appetites: Gastro-Gaze, Digital Colonialism, and the Invisibilization of Crisis in Puerto Rico
Mónica E. Lugo Vélez, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, United States
The Intersection of Food Insecurity and Reproductive Justice in India
Jasmine Fledderjohann, Professor in Sociology and Social Justice, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
The Language of the Kitchen: Food as a Gendered Discourse in 'Mrs.'
Manisha Mohanty, Independent Scholar, NA, NA, Orissa, India
Pasta Imperfect: Historical Revisions and Contemporary Anxieties at Bologna's Patron Saint Feast
Sahar Tavakoli, Postdoctoral Researcher, Philosophy, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
The Impact of Food Review Vlogs on Regional Image : Taking ‘Axing's Chinese Food Tour’ as an Example
Youyou Guitard Wu, Researcher, Literature, Philosophy and Language, Université de Nîme, France
The Millet Food Revolution Led by Women Self-Help Groups in India: Harnessing Millet-Based Entrepreneurship to Revive Ancient Grains and Indigenous Foods of the Future
Swasti Pachauri, Lecturer, Jeb E Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University, New York, United States
Insights on Kapampangan Culinary Heritage from Fr. Diego Bergaño's 1732 Vocabulario de Pampango en Romance
John Edward Edquilag Alfonso, Associate Professor, Professional and General Education, National University, Pampanga, Philippines
Feeding Legitimacy: The Political Consequences of Food Aid in Conflict-affected Agricultural South Asian States
Anna Garner, Student, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, United States
Nechama Huba, PhD Student, Political Science, Duke University, United States
Collectivity in the Construction of Local Agrifood Systems: Peasant Women’s Agricultural Knowledge and the Traspatios in the High Mixtec Region, Oaxaca
Maria Villalpando Paez, Student, PhD, University of California Berkeley, Mexico
Molluscan Aquaculture - A Sustainable Source of Protein?: Challenges Promoting the Environmental Benefits of Shellfish Production Practices
Steven Richards, Director, SC Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University, South Carolina, United States
Marzieh Motallebi, Associate Professor, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, South Carolina, United States
National Narratives and Power Disparities in Palestinian and Israeli Foodways
Nevine Abraham, Associate Teaching Professor, Languages, Cultures, and Applied Linguistics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Michal Friedman, Assistant Teaching Professor & Jack Buncher Professor of Jewish Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, United States
Diet and Feeding Strategies of Four Freshwater Fish from the Zat Basin (Morocco): Ontogenetic Shift and Seasonal Variation
Abdelilah Ahnich, Student, PhD, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco
The Unexpected Cost of College: A Case Study of the Impact of Food Insecurity on a University Campus
Laura Racovita, Professor of Social Work/ Dean, Social Work, Southern Adventist University, Tennessee, United States
Food for Thought – Analyzing Food Literacy of Undergraduate Students in Germany
Michaela Nuebling, Professor, Department Head, Faculty of Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Ravensburg, Germany
Thomas Dobbelstein, a) hon. research Prof. b) full Prof., a) Durban University of Technology b) Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Examining Food Insecurity between 2021 and 2024 among US College Students
Andrea M. Brace, Associate Professor, Director, Public Health, Fairleigh Dickenson University, New Jersey, United States
Sarah Napper, Auburn University at Montgomery
Diadrey-Anne Sealy, Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University
Todd Matthews, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sacred Heart University, CT, United States
A Tale of Dialogical Gastro-Connections: Kimchi Diplomacy in Great Britain Under Review
Michela Siuni, PhD Researcher, Department of Anthropology, SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom
Does Traditionalism Inhibit Plant-Based Diet Adoption? : A Regional Comparative Study from China
Yuanke Zhou, Student, Master of Science, National University of Singapore, South West, Singapore
Zhiyuan Wang, Student, Bachelor of Management, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
Fanyue Zeng, Student, Bachelor of Management, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
Spanish Virtual Presentations
Asynchronous Session
Construir identidades compartidas a través de la comida: un análisis cualitativo de las representaciones sociales de la «comida típica» durante la primera adolescencia
Martina Arcadu, PhDc, Department of Educational Science, University of Genova, Venezia, Italy
Food Security and Dietary Intake of a Cohort of South African Students during COVID-19
Juanita Jonker, Lecturer, Health Sciences, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa
Beauty and Her Feast: Domestic Expectations Impact on Women’s Experiences in Professional Kitchens
Peyton McConnell, Student, Sociology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Indigenous Food Wisdom Guiding Food Policy in British Columbia and Beyond: Insights from NGOs
Zehra Zawawi, Student, PhD, University of Northern British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
Neo-Colonialism - Struggles of Cultural Food Exposure : A Look into Smaller Nations
Ryan Tao, Student, BA, New York University, New York, United States
History as a Heuristic: Jane Addams and the Temporal Dimensions of Food Justice in Social Work
Carla Silva, Student, PhD, City University of New York, Graduate Center, New York, United States
Restaurant Deliveries in the Time of the Pandemic: A California Case Study
Jean Daniel Saphores, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, United States
Food and Regional Identity: The Case of the Province of Álava (Basque Country, Spain)
Santiago De Pablo Contreras, Professor, Department of Contemporary History, University of the Basque Country, Álava, Spain
A Systematic Literature Review – Uncovering Hidden Consumer Insights: The Use of Projective Techniques in Food Consumer Research | By R.V. van Veijeren and S. Donoghue
Rochelle Van Veijeren, Student, Ph.D. Candidate Consumer Science, Food Management, University of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Rights Off the Table: Exploring Food Relief Governance in Australia through a Human Rights Lens
Katherine Keane, PhD Candidate, Law School, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Foraging and Biocultural Capital: Toward Nutritional and Intergenerational Resilience in Community Food Systems
Anne C. Bellows, Professor, Nutrition and Food Studies, Syracuse University, New York, United States
Localized Food Systems, Minimal Processing, and Edible Insects: The Potential of Asian Culinary Traditions in Formulating an Alternative Food Culture Strategy for Crickets
Timothy Bernd Wallace Seekings, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, National Science and Technology Council, Taipei, Taiwan
Seeds of Resilience: Exploring Africa’s Indigenous and Orphan Crops
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Co-innovation as a Promising Approach to Sustainable Agricultural Transitions: The Case of Organic Management in Reduced Tillage Systems on Uruguayan Family Farms
Morgane Batkai, PhD Candidate, Environmental Sciences, Open University, Germany
Does Increased Productivity Ensure Food Security and Food Sovereignty? : Case Study - Productivity, Food Security, and Gender Participation within the Framework of the “SUSTENTA” Project in Nampula Province, Mozambique
Arcenia Notilija Vilanculo, Food Studies, Syracuse Urban Food Forest Project, New York, United States
A Rural Food Environment: Insights from a Developing Country
Munashe Kurehwatira, Student, PhD in Rural Development, University of Venda, South Africa
Application of an Electronic Tongue for Palatability Assessment of Commercially Available Liquid Milk in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis
Omobolanle Omoteso, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University., Eastern Cape, South Africa
Lesibana Sethoga, Rhodes University, South Africa
Handsome Ndlovu, Rhodes University, South Africa
The Continuing Relevance of Labour in Critical Food Studies: Past, Present, Future
Ronald Mize, Professor and Coordinator, Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University, Oregon, United States
Flavors of a Nation: A History of Basque Cuisine (1850-2025)
Ludger Mees, Professor, Contemporary History, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Capturing Consumer Attitudes for Change: Developing a Psychometric Scale to inform Sustainable Red Meat Consumption Campaigns in South Africa
Marina Fourie, Food & Nutrition Consultant, Inqurated Consulting, South Africa
Hanri Taljaard Swart, Lecturer, Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Nadene Marx-Pienaar, Senior Lecturer, Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Gala Dinner at Javid Art Centre
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The Recycled Economy: Stalls of Spinach
Sapana Sewpersad, Student, PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Green Revolutions?: Food Politics, Energy Dependency, and Agricultural Change in Bulgaria, 1960-2025
Mary Neuburger, Professor, History, University of Texas, Texas, United States
Evan Samsky, Student, Dual-master's of Global Policy Analysis and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Texas, Texas, United States
Rooted in Tradition, Growing for Tomorrow: Sustainable Food Production in India through the Lens of Past Practices
Sujata KalKal, Student, M.Phil/PhD, Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
