This conference will explore food as a complex cultural product, an indicator of social, religious and political identity. It will focus on people's relationship with food and discuss how food choices are determined by historical period, region, class, gender, kinship and/or ethnicity. The conference will approach the study of food across a range of disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, literature, culture studies, politics, economics, medicine, biology, psychology, etc. Paper proposals up to 250 words and a brief biographical note should be sent by 15 June 2021 to: [email protected]. Please download Paper proposal form. Registration fee – 90 GBP