‘Food, Memory and Society: the configuration of the gastronomic task' is the symposium organised by the Design History Foundation (FHD), which will take place on 28 and 29 November at Eina Bosc.
This event, coordinated by Amadeu Ventanyol, teacher of the Bachelor of Design, aims to promote a historical debate with the epicentre of Barcelona, World Region of Gastronomy in 2025, which will highlight the relationship that has always existed between food, decorative arts and design, which has always been very present throughout the history of Eina.
The FHD opens the call for its 5th Symposium to review the links between food, memory, society and design from a historical and interdisciplinary perspective.
The Call for Papers is open to professionals in the history of design, scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as academics in the field of gastronomy.
Important dates
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 3 June 2024
Language: Catalan or Spanish
Length: 500 words (Times New Roman font, size 12)
Reception: annatitus@historiadeldisseny.org
Deadline for article submission: 22 November 2024
Conference: 28 and 29 November 2024
Check the details of the material to be presented in final FHD Symposium
Thematic
Participants can present their research related to the following areas from a historical perspective:
- Food: studies on the way food is cultivated, the industrialisation of food, the evolution of culinary techniques, the aesthetic presentation of food, etc.
- Space: studies on domestic space and public or commercial space related to food, such as restaurants, markets, street food shops, as well as transport including food services, etc.
- Product: studies on utensils designed for eating, cooking, food presentation, as well as those with the function of transporting the food, etc.
- Graphic: studies on the graphic elements and supports created for a food-related purpose, either for advertising purposes such as posters or for informative purposes such as to provide an account of the establishment's menu. Illustrated recipe books.
- Culture: studies on the relationship between artistic, exhibition or theoretical projects in which food is used as a reflective and critical medium.
- Audiovisuals: studies on the relationship between film, photography or advertising projects in which food becomes a common thread.
- Fashion: studies on the clothing designed for cooking, as well as the costumes that have been created for serving food.
Copyright picture:
©MNAC 2024
Francesc Carrera Bou, Natura morta amb ampolla de vi, pa, llaunes, llagostes i flors, cap a 1922-1926. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, dipòsit de Víctor Carrera, 2006.
Photo: Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2024
