Presentations & Presenters, 2013

2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy

Food, Memory & Identity in Greece and Diaspora

July, 20-21. Amari, Rethymnon / Crete

Oral presentations

The exploitation of plants in Dreros (Lasithi) from Geometric to Hellenistic period ~ Κaterina Moniaki, Archaeologist- Archaeobotanist (presenter), V. Zographaki, A. Farnaux.

Overview of dietary habits in Eastern Crete~ Chrysa Sofianou, Archaeologist, KD Epka.

Feasting like Homeric heroes. Archaeological data about gastronomy in Archaic Cumae: The first Greek colony in Italy ~ Alfredo Carannante, Malacologist / Geo-archaeologist.

Evidence concerning food and living in Hellenistic and Roman Syvritos: continuities and changes ~ Nota Karamaliki, Archaeologist, KE΄ Epka.

Water carrier: ὑδροφόρος / ἀκουάριος in Egypt during the Ptolemaic and the Roman rule ~ Yousrey Deyab, Associate Professor of Classics, Assiut University, Egypt.

Greek wines in Roman Italy – aristocratic luxuries or mass beverages? ~ Paulina Komar, PhD student, University of Wrocław, Poland.

Food as Philosophy in Plato’s Republic book I ~ Ileana Szymanski, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Scranton Pennsylvania, USA.

Athleticism and diet in classical Greece. The diet of the winners of the Olympic games ~ Κleio Pateraki Dr., Archaeologist.

Κolliva: a sweet food in “memory of all those who throughout the ages have fallen asleep” ~ Demosthenes Kehayias, Αrchaeologist /MSc in Restoration.

Cretan edible thorns · Scolymus hispanicus, Onopordum sp., Carthamus dentatus ~ Antonia Psaroudaki, Agronomist / Technological Institute of Crete, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.

A short synopsis on Constantinopolitan cuisine ~ Soula Bozi, Folklore researcher / writer.

Gastronomy and Greek restaurants in Germany ~ Charidimos Spinthakis, Human ecologist / Trophologist.

Culinary Practices and Cultural Belonging in Theory and Practice ~ Naglaa Ηassan, Assistant Professor, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Food and identity in Ancient Greece and Byzantium ~ Ayfer Yavi, Archaeologist- Gastronomy columnist.

The role of family table in shaping identity, Maria Stavroulaki, Psycologist.

Gastronomic identity: evidence of cultural products in the Greek diaspora ~ Marina Fraggou Dr., Anthropogeographer, Hellenic Open University.

On hellenity and gastronomic identity ~ Albert Arouh (Epikouros) Professor emeritus DEREE college / Food critic.

From Gastrin to Baklavas: Invented traditions and the ideology of  continuity ~ Mariana Kavroulaki, Independent researcher / Founder and Co-organizer of SofGC.

Invented traditions and national foods of Greece: the role of cookery books ~ Nafsika Papacharalampous, MPhil/PhD School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

The role of food, cooking and eating in Greek diasporic cultures and how it is used in the process of identity ~ Ozlem Yaşayanlar, Philologist / Translator.

Crete, homeland, nostalgia on Cretan cuisine. Reconstruction of memory in Cretan immigrants in Turkey ~ Hatice Aladag, Teaching Assistant, Cultural Studies Department, Sehir University, Istanbul.

Food as an Ingredient in the Mantinada Oral Tradition, as Preserved by Cretans in Turkey ~ Paulette Delios Dr., Independent scholar.

Cretan Culture and Cuisine in Facebook Turkey ~ Murad Karaduman Dr., Faculty of Communication, Akdeniz University, Turkey (presenter)- Sibel Karaduman, Dr., Faculty of Communication, Akdeniz University.

A Greek culinary Odyssey to New Zealand, the furthest shore ~ Gail Pittaway, Principal Academic Staff Member, School of Media Arts,Wintec, NZ.

Greek Cuisine, Greek identity and the economic crisis ~ Maria Verivaki, English teacher, MAICh, food blogger.

Food culture and practices in “Greek rainbow family”: when the local meets the super local in the vision of world peace ~ Mary Margaroni, Philologist / Social Anthropologist M.A.

The Application of Multinomial Logit Model on Key Influencers of Customer Preferences – Case of Liquor Marketing ~ Chien-Min Chen, Professor / Vice President, National Quemoy University, Taiwan.

Posters

Food remains from Minoan Monastiraki. Diet and Ecology in a Cretan Protopalatial centre ~ Alfredo Carannante, Malacologist / Geo-archaeologist.

Αrchaeological context of wine and oil production and consumption in Naxos in the late Roman and early Christian centuries ~ Irene Legaki, Archaeologist, ΚΑ΄Εpka / Curator of Antiquities of Naxos and Small Cyclades – Mavroidis Mavroidopoulos, Archaeologist, ΚΑ΄ Εpka.

Dietary choices in Βyzantine Cyprus ~ Maria Papagiannaki, BSc-MSc, Dietitian / Public Health Nutritionist.

‘From tzatziki to mayirefta’ – Greek cuisine as a part of cosmopolitan cuisine in food compaign of Lidl supermarkets in Poland ~ Magdalena Serafin, sociologist / PhD in Culturology, Akademia Ignatianum, Poland.

Project: bread. Poverty, hunger and malnutrition on the world map of 21st century ~ Maria Lianou, Phd student, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University/ Administrator, ASEP· Kyriaki Lianou, Teacher /Μsc Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus.

Artists

“Medea Sarcophagida” οr “Τhe feast of life”~ Katerina Fanouraki, Visual artist/ Performer.

Mapping Greek Gastronomy ~ Eugenia Demeglio, Maker/ Associate Lecturer.

Bitter Orange Sweet ~ Ino Varvariti, Persefoni Myrtsou, visual artists.

ARToς ~ Giota Kotika, artist.

Bread and folktales: “Μr. Semolina” and the “Sweetest bread in the World” ~ Maria Tsouknaki,  Artist – Storyteller.

ΓΙΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΕΔΩ

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2nd Symposium: Food, Memory & Identity in Greece & Diaspora

CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline for submitting has now passed. Desicions will be announced on April 15.

This conference seeks to address questions surrounding Greek food, drink, foodways, cuisines and recipes and their relationship with identity (individual, class, group, regional, ethnic, national etc) and memory through the ages.

The symposium will be hosted in Amari (Rethymnon / Crete) on 20, 21 July 2013.

We welcome original contributions from scholars and professionals in the fields of humanities and social sciences (such as archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, anthropology, sociology, history, crosscultural studies, education, ethics, women studies, literature, philology and so on), ethnobotanologists, artists, activists, food practitioners.

Possibilities for announcements, posters, visual exhibitions and interactive sessions include (but are not limited to).

  • Food choices and identity in the ancient Greek and Byzantine world.
  • Relationships between dietary restrictions and identity in the Greek world.
  • Relationships between food, food and culinary practices, identity, gender and generation.
  • Gender, ethnicity and food consuming practices.
  • The role of food and eating habits in the Greek family structures.
  • The role of food, cooking and eating in Greek diasporic cultures and how is used in the processes of identity.
  • The cultural role of food and eating among immigrants and subsequent generations of immigrants in Greece.
  • Food-centered cultural histories of immigrants.
  • Food as a means of cultural transmission.
  • Cross-cultural exchanges and identity.
  • Cooking and eating as a means of connection or distinction.
  • Local food vs “foreigner”: a criterion for the formation of identity.
  • Greek food as a source of conflict.
  • Food symbols and codes.
  • Culinary nostalgia.
  • Place, culinary memory and identity.
  • Culinary memories and social life.
  • Relationships between authenticity and nationalism.
  • National culinary identity and the invention of tradition.
  • Locality as a modern food identity.
  • Cookbooks~ individual, social and national identity.
  • The role of food ‘professionals’ and food industry in shaping identity, reshaping culinary traditions or changing food images.
  • Cuisine and commerce and how commerce interrelates with identity.
  • Valuing regional identity and culinary heritage.
  • Ethnic or regional food practices and “healthy eating” system.
  • Food, foodways, memory and identity in literature, popular culture and media.

Instructions for submitting abstracts for oral / poster presentation or visual exhibition

The title, an abstract of no more than 300 words (in either Greek or English) together with a no more of 100-word biography of the speaker (in either Greek or English) should be submitted by Μarch 30, 2013 to mkavroulakis@gmail.com. In the e-mail subject please write “Symposium”.

Oral presentations will be 15 minutes long.

Both graduate and postgraduate students are strongly encouraged to attend the symposium and present their work in the form of a poster. (The title, an abstract of no more than 70 words – in either Greek or English- together with a bio of no more than 100 words -in either Greek or English- should be submitted by Μarch 30, 2013 to mkavroulakis@gmail.com. In the e-mail subject please write “Symposium”.)

The symposium languages are Greek and English.

Information for poster presentation and visual exhibitions

Presenters and artists are responsible for preparing their posters with the title and name(s) of author(s) or artist(s).

Size of the poster: max. H: 1,20 m, max. W: 0,80 m.

The title should be readable at a distance of 2 meters and text should be easily readable from a distance of 1 meter.

Area: lecture hall.

Interactive sessions

An abstract of no more than 300 words (in either Greek or English) to describe the theme, its relevance to the theme of the symposium, the  duration (60 minutes max), space requirement and a no more of 100-word biography  (in either Greek or English) should be submitted by Μarch 30, 2013 to mkavroulakis@gmail.com. In the e-mail subject please write “Symposium”.

Publication

  • By submitting an abstract the author allows its publication in the abstract book/congress proceedings
  • Papers presented at the symposium will be published online as part of the symposium proceedings. (Symposia of Greek Gastronomy require a non-exclusive copyright license for all the papers presented at the conference and for the presentation material. This includes potential distribution on a conference CD-ROM and/or the SGG website.)

Registration

All persons wishing to present an oral talk or a poster must complete a registration form and return it by March 30 to mkavroulakis@gmail.com.

The symposium is open to the public, but registration for non-presenting attendees is required.

There is no charge for the symposium. Moreover, refreshments, snacks and two dinners are also provided at no charge.

Accommodation

If possible, organizers of the symposium will provide free accommodation in private homes and local hotels for the presenters of the symposium (free accommodation for 1 presenter of a poster or an oral presentation at the time of symposium). Those interested should e-mail mkavroulakis@gmail.com to arrange such shared housing.

How to get to Amari

The symposium program will be announced by June 5.

If you have any questions please contact Mariana Kavroulaki~ mkavroulakis@gmail.com,  tel: 6970988908.

This site will be updated with new information as soon as it becomes available.

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2nd Symposium: Food, Memory & Identity in Greece & Diaspora

The 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy  will be held in Crete, in summer 2013. It will explore the ways in which Greek food  shapes memory and national, regional and personal identity.

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