[Discussion] CFP: Food and War

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From: Fran Martin <fmartin@bergpublishers.com>

Call for Papers: Food and War
Food, Culture, and Society
Issue: Spring 2007 (vol.10 #1)
Deadline: May 1, 2006


"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired
signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not
fed, those who are cold and not clothed."  Dwight D. Eisenhower

"War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof that we are human
is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist."  M.F.K.Fisher


Historically, war has been both an agent of destruction and a catalyst for
innovation. We invite essays that look at the myriad ways that war has affected
food production, distribution, and consumption. Some sub-topics include:

            the provisioning of military personnel and civilian war workers
            the agro-ecological effects of warfare
            government food policies during wartime
            how military needs have affected food technologies
            civilian adaptations to wartime deprivation
            inequities in wartime food consumption
            the impact of occupying armies on local foodways (and vice versa)
            cultural representations of food and war
            wartime food propaganda
            food, war, and the body


Approaches may incorporate a variety of fields, including literature, film,
visual and performing arts, historical studies, and the social sciences. And for
the sake of perspective and comparison, we especially welcome articles that look
at non-western and pre-modern case studies.

Food, Culture, and Society is the official journal of the Association for the
Study of Food and Society (ASFS). ASFS is a multidisciplinary international
organization. Its members approach the study of food from numerous disciplines
in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as in the world of
food beyond the academy. FCS is published three times a year by Berg Publishers:
http://www.bergpublishers.com/us/food/food_about.htm

Submit papers to Warren Belasco, FCS editor: belasco@umbc.edu

For more information about ASFS: http://food-culture.org/

For manuscript style guidelines:
http://www.bergpublishers.com/uk/food/food_style.htm

Francesca Martin
Editorial Assistant
Berg Publishers
<fmartin@bergpublishers.com>