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In Association with The University of Adelaide’s Asian Studies Department
The Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink presents
Gastronomy, Religion and Culture in the Asia-Pacific:
A Workshop
Friday, December 5, 2008, University of Adelaide
The Workshop will be structured around four key-note addresses, by noted authorities in food culture in the Asia Pacific region: Professor Tan Chee-Beng (Hong Kong), Dr Nir Avieli (Singapore), Dr Jean Duruz (South Australia), and Dr Nancy Pollock (New Zealand). Other contributors will submit papers that will be posted on our new interactive website before the event. Contributors will then have time to read the papers and during the Workshop, will have 5 minutes to summarize their work, before a 45 minute discussion period.
The Workshop comes on the last day of in a 5 day conference hosted by The University of Adelaide. Flinders University and The University if South Australia. For more details see the umbrella event's official website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/sigevent08
Provisional Program
8.00 Registration
8.15 Welcome and Introductions.
8.30 Session 1
Asian Crossovers: Religion, Food, and Ethnicity
Keynote: Professor Tan Chee-Beng
(Chinese University of Hong Kong)
“Food and Religion and Chinese Culture Crossing Borders”
9.00 3 Participant summaries
9.15 Discussion
10.00 morning tea
10.30 Session 2:
Food as Festival and Celebration: Secular and Religious Contexts.
Keynote: Dr Nir Avieli (National University of Singapore):
"In Christmas we don't like Pork, just like the Maccabees:
Festive Food and Religious Identity in the Protestant Christmas Picnic in Vietnam".
11.00 3 Participant summaries
11.15 Discussion
12.00 lunch
1.30 Session 3:
Far-reaching Change: Regional Food Cultures of the Pacific
Keynote Nancy J. Pollock (Victoria University of Wellington):
“Asian Influences on Pacific Gastronomy”
2.00 3 Participant summaries
2.15 Discussion
3.00 Afternoon Tea
3.15 Session 4:
Asian Foodways: Commerce, Tradition, Identity and Change.
Keynote: Jean Duruz (University of South Australia)
“Growing up Transnational: travelling through Singapore’s
hawker centres.”
3.45 3 Participant summaries
4.00 Discussion
4.45 Closing Remarks from Keynote Speakers
5.00 Conclusion of Workshop
Call for Papers
*PLEASE LINK AT LEFT to "CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS"
This workshop forms part of a Signature Event Conference:
Globalising Religions and Cultures in the Asia Pacific – Crossing Borders of Meaning.
For all details and Registration for the Workshop see the ARC Asia-Pacific Futures Research Network Conference Website:
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/sigevent08/
Globalising Religions and Cultures in the Asia Pacific – Crossing Borders of Meaning will be the culminating event of the Australian Research Council’s Asia Pacific Futures Research Network and focuses attention on key issues in the study of the Asia-Pacific. In 2008 the theme is the importance of religion and culture, recent evolution and the consequences of globalisation including changing of forms, content and meanings.
This Signature Event is brought to you by the Adelaide Asian Studies Group, a consortium of scholars dedicated to raising the profile of Asian Studies around Australia and promoting cooperation between the South Australia’s three universities: the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of South Australia.
Newsletters
- The latest newsletter has been issued electronically (April 2008) and is now available directly from the website (Publications link) Back issues are also available. Paper editions of the newsletter will not be published for the foreseeable future.
Centre Conference 2009
- The Centre invites members to contribute theme ideas for its 2009 conference, to be held in Adelaide, South Australia, some time in October (to be advised). Presently, we are considering Food and Disgust, which will also be the subject of one of our twice yearly seminars. More details on this will be posted in the new year along with a formal call for papers.
Centre Contributions
- Members are also reminded that contributions can be made to the centre via cheque or money order, made out to The University of Adelaide. Every little bit helps. Please send all donations to The Research Centre for the History of Food and Drink, c/o History and Politics, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005.
- Thank-you for your support.
Volunteers
- Those interested in volunteering to help with the centre's activities and the maintenance of the website can also contact the director (email at left)
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