THE ROOTS OF FOOD Societal Changes: Uses of the Past, Strategies for the Present

International School Padova, 26-30 April 2016

Application Deadline: April 18, 2016 Fee: € 250 (includes accommodation and learning materials)

INFO: food.school@fisppa.it

The Roots of Food develops the scientific experience of the Food, Cultures and Societies research group, participating in the Doctoral Program in Social Sciences and

contributing to the activities of the research group Globi-Lab at FISPPA. The School adopts an interdisciplinary approach which includes socio-cultural studies and agro-food sciences, and conducts theoretical and applied research. During the five

days lectures, seminars and workshops will explore various foodscapes from past to present, showing multicultural and mixed tastes and languages, the mobility in styles

of consumption, revealing new forms of conviviality and addressing controversial questions regarding future food security and its sustainability. Furthermore, the

program includes visits and meetings with different institutions: Botanical Garden, Agripolis and Camolino Dairy Cooperative. The School also profits from the

collaboration with VIU and the Ethnographic Museum of Serravella.

The five days program is open to Postgraduate students, researchers, scholars and professionals with a high degree of motivation. They are expected to have a strong

interest in the topic of critical analysis of food production and consumption. For the successful completion of the International School students will receive

a certificate from the University of Padova.

The number of participants is limited to 25 Good English language skills are required.

Applicants should send a file in pdf format including: Personal mission statement and research interest (max 300 words), Curriculum Vitae.

FISPPA - DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY, EDUCATION AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

THE ROOTS OF FOOD Societal Changes: Uses of the Past, Strategies for the Present

International School Padova, 26-30 April 2016

Coordinator: Franca Bimbi, FISPPA Department

Venice International University – VIU Ethnographic Museum of Seravella, Cesiomaggiore (BL)

in collaboration with Master Degree in Italian Food and Wine

Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment - DAFNAE

Department of Historical, Geographical Sciences and Ancient World - DiSSGeA

© MUSEO LUZZATI-NUGAESRL, GENOVA

FISPPA - DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY, EDUCATION AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

PROGRAM 26 April, Sala delle Edicole, Piazza Capitaniato 9.30 - 13.00 Opening Alessandro Paccagnella, Deputy-Rector for International Relations, University of Padova. Vincenzo Milanesi, Director of FISPPA Department.

Introduction: Mediterranean Food Landscapes. A Social Construction? Franca Bimbi, Coordinator of the School.

Lecture: Change and Resistance in Italian Foodways. Carole Counihan, Editor-in-Chief, Food and Foodways, Millersville University (USA).

14.30 -18.00 Challenges and Recipes. Comparing Generations in the Kitchen. Silvia Segalla, Ph.D. in Social Sciences, University of Padova. Contemporary Milanese Restaurateurs and Social Media. Luca Rimoldi, Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Milano Bicocca. Children's Foodscapes. Stories, Places, Languages. Giulia Storato, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Sciences, University of Padova. From Food Self-Sufficiency to New Social Ecologies. Alice Brombin, Ph.D. in Social Sciences, University of Padova. Discussants: Carole Counihan, Millersville University; Natalja Maisova, ERUDIO, Ljubljana. 27 April, Botanical Garden 9.30 - 13.00 Opening Barbara Baldan, Prefetto of Botanical Garden.

Lecture: Food, Culture, and Wellbeing. Nancy Chen, University of California Santa Cruz. Lecture: Food, Love and Memory in Indigenous Mexico. James M. Taggart, Franklin and Marshall University. Discussants: Donatella Schmidt, DiSSGeA Departmen; Herta Nöbauer, Vienna University. 14.30 – 18.00 Visit to the Botanical Garden and Garden of Biodiversity.

Introduction: Food, Cultures, Cultivations. An Anthropological Perspective. Donatella Schmidt, DiSSGeA Department.

Refresh Multifunctionality. The Challenges of “coltura promiscua”. Viviana Ferrario, IUAV of Venice, Senior Researcher in Geography. Agrobiodiversity: Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Peruvian Andes. Lianet Camara, Ph.D. in Geography, University of Verona. Larvae, Insects, Shrimps and Snails. The Future of Food from the Peruvian Amazonia. Nicola Manno, Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Padova & University of Trujillo, Perù. Foodscapes of Political Biodiversity in Argentina. Martin Eynard, Postdoc Fellow CIECS, University of Cordoba. Discussant: James M. Taggart, Franklin and Marshall University (USA).

 

Application Deadline: April 18 INFO and PARTICIPATION, write to: food.school@fisppa.it (Alice Brombin, Silvia Segalla, Valentina Rizzoli)

28 April, Venice International University, San Servolo Island, Venice 11.00-13.30 Opening Carlo Giupponi, Dean of VIU; Franca Bimbi, University of Padova. Lecture: Global Food Security Trends. State of the Art and Emerging Issues. Maria Bruna Zolin, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University.

Lecture: Food Quality and Tradition in a Global Context. Emerging Issues. Edi Defrancesco, DAFNAE Department, University of Padova. Discussant: Nancy Chen, University of California Santa Cruz. 14.30-16.30 Lecture: The invention of the Venetian Cuisine. Building City Identity through Recipe Books Luca Pes, VIU. Discussant: Carole Counihan, Millersville University (USA). 29 April, Agripolis, Room 12 Pentagono 9.30 -13.00 Opening Giuseppe Radaelli, President of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Maurizio Borin, Director of DAFNAE Department. Andrea Curioni, President of the Master Degree in Italian food and wine.

Chair: Edi Defrancesco, DAFNAE Department. Lecture: Food Access, Safety, and Biosecurity. Nancy Chen, University of California Santa Cruz. Lecture: Tourism and Cultural-Rural Landscapes. Tiziano Tempesta, TESAF Department, University of Padova.

Visit to Agripolis Campus. 14.30-18.00 Wine Landscapes. Chair: Massimo Cerulo, University of Perugia. A Familiar Landscape. Independent Wineries, Gender and Legacy. Paolo Gusmeroli, Ph.D. in Social Sciences, University of Padova. Wine-growing Landscapes. Territories, Cultures, Representations. Vittorio Curzel, Ph.D. in Social Sciences, University of Padova. A Marketing Perspective. How Different Cultures can learn from each other. Chiara Giorleo, Wine&Food Journalist-Blogger, Perugia.

30 April, Belluno 9.00 -11.00 Sospirolo: Visit to Camolino Dairy Cooperative.  15.00-17.00 Ethnographic Museum of Seravella, Cesiomaggiore. Lecture: Wild Foods. Daniela Perco, Director of the Museum.

Visit to Museum and art exhibition Beyond food sustainability (UNESCO) Thematic Visit: Food, Midwifes, and Italian emigrations.