Wikipedia “Surgeries” are an opportunity to bring your Wiki editing questions for guidance from Wikipedia expert Roberta Wedge. Whether you are an experienced editor looking to refine your skills or…

Lizzie Collingham will return to our virtual stage for a Zoom Q & A based on her keynote address, hosted by Naomi Duguid. In this Zoom Meeting (not a webinar),…

Following Lizzie’s Q & A, stick around to laze away the afternoon (or morning or evening, depending on where you are) chatting with your fellow symposiasts. Trustee Doug Duda (you…

Among the most portable of foods are Sugary Treats, often packaged to make transporting and eating on the move possible. Their very portability raises parallel issues of gluttony and restraint…

What meanings should we ascribe to the Modern Miracles of instant coffee and the Eurocentric modern cookery booklets published in Egypt in the 1950s?  Both papers point, among other things, to…

Travelling By Rail is highly inflected culturally; these papers point up those cultural differences, from the lively communal sharing of food in Indian train cars, to the aestheticized ekiben, a…

Many cultures have norms prescribing when, where, how, what, and who can ‘properly’ eat outside. Violating those norms is Transgressive Eating in Public, a cultural blunder committed (intentionally or not),…

The Body and the Spirit investigates the culinary lacunae between life and death, the sacred and the profane, sin, redemption, and transformation.  Presenters: Priya Mani, Mazi Kuzi Host: Rick Shepro Please…

The Sifter Working Session is your opportunity to get a guided tour of The Sifter, Barbara Wheaton’s utterly brilliant tool that is slowly revolutionizing the way in which research in…

Conquest and Conflict reveals the challenges of provisioning in harsh and unfamiliar environments, whether natural or manmade through war, while offering some cause for optimism in applying the solutions discovered…

Rules for Picnics explore ways in which different cultures envision the ideal picnic, noting that rules can shift depending on exact time, place, and participants. Presenters: Aglaia Kremezi, Nader Mehravari, Tanushree…

What to munch on while hiking? In Trail Mixes, we dive into the practical—pemmican and other ‘incorruptible’ foods— as well as the poetic in the form of the food language…