You are warmly invited to the official launch of the first Food and Taste Studies Special Interest group at the University of Westminster.
The event will include talks from Food and Taste Studies at Westminster (FATSAW) members on their current research into Food and Taste. All are welcome to celebrate the launch and find out more about FATSAW.
Please join us for a wine, cheese, canapé and cake reception (alcohol-free and vegan options
available).
About FATSAW
FATSAW will promote and facilitate interdisciplinary research across the University for academic staff and graduate students with a scholarly interest in the study of food, drink, taste and consumption. The network will be widely interdisciplinary bringing together researchers across the arts and humanities, tourism and architecture, business studies, psychology, life sciences and social sciences at Westminster who have a research and/or teaching interest in food and eating (even where this may not be their primary specialisms). Capitalising on Westminster’s central London location, this network will particularly showcase academic research into food and taste within Greater London and the UK (whilst also including international research).
Research themes
- Food, migration and London's diasporas.
- London's Foodscapes.
- Taste, space and consumption.
- Food tourism, marketing and Industry.
- Guided Food tours in London (and UK).
- Food, health and the body.
- Food, gender, class and race.
- Psycho-social approaches to food and eating and eating disorders.
- How the study of food can invite new methodologies and pedagogies.
Network aims
The Network will host an internal and external seminar series, run specialised workshops, run academic food tours of central London, organise networking events for collaborative research across disciplines, strengthen working relationships for mentoring, doctorial supervision and research funding applications.
Event location
Room C.103, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW
Contact
To become a member and for more information, contact Dr Emily Falconer [email protected].
