CALL FOR PAPERS/PANELS: Food & Culture
Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association (MAPACA)
Annual Conference
October 27-29, 2006
Wyndham Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD

Abstract Deadline: Thursday, June 15, 2006

Myriad factors shape our relationship with food. What we choose to eat, when we eat it, with whom we eat it, and how we eat it is influenced by technology, economics, politics, fashion, tradition, religion, and other aspects of culture. Scholars from all disciplines are invited to address the intersection of food and the human experience at the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association's annual meeting. Topics might include (but are not limited to) the politics of food, culinary tourism, gender and
food preparation/consumption, food in literature, health and diet, food in advertising, and restaurant culture. Panels (3-4 presenters), individual papers, roundtables, and alternative formats are encouraged.

MAPACA's annual conference is an interdisciplinary event exploring all
aspects of American and popular culture. Last year's Food & Culture
sessions included presentations about the arrival of Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian, the impact of the Women's Liberation Movement on the marketing of chocolate bonbons, International students' perceptions of a university's food service, and the discourse between vegetarianism and animal rights. For a complete listing of last year's panelists and the entire program, and for more information about the Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association, please visit http://www.wcenter.ncc.edu/gazette/.

To submit a paper/panel proposal: Send an abstract (150 words or less), a short CV or biography, and your title/affiliation by Thursday, June 15, 2006
via email (preferred) or hard copy to:

Monika Bolino, PhD
Brown Medical School
Office of Professional Development
97 Waterman Street, GA-2
Providence, RI 02912

Email: foodandculture@gmail.com

Panel/roundtable submissions: Panels (3-4 presenters) organized around a
theme or roundtable discussions of a topic are welcome. Please include a
short summary and title for the panel/roundtable.

Registration and Hotel Information: For more information about the
conference, and for a list of other session categories, visit the
"Conference" link at www.wcenter.ncc.edu/gazette. All sessions will be held
at the Wyndham Baltimore Hotel, 101 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD [
http://baltimore.wyndham-hotels.com/].

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