Conferences


Alimentación e imperios en la edad moderna y contemporánea

September 12-13, 2024; Location: Seville, Spain (University Pablo de Olavide): “The Legacy of Empire: Food Security, Rice, and Pork in Post-1959 Cuba”


Cuban Research Forum Conference

September 9-12, 2024; Location: Hybrid/Havana: “Cultural Cravings: Rice and Pork in the Contemporary Cuban Psyche”

“Cultural Cravings: Rice and Pork in the Contemporary Cuban Psyche”


Culinary Histories and Cultures: Insights from South Asia

IIT Gandhinagar; October 8-9th 2024: “Culinary Narratives and Cultural Identity in Kerala: A Comparative Analysis of Onam in a Nighty and The Covenant of Water”

“Culinary Narratives and Cultural Identity in Kerala: A Comparative Analysis of Onam in a Nighty and The Covenant of Water”


Dublin Gastronomy Symposium 2024

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Technological University Dublin) May 28-29, 2024; "Food, Memory, and Cuban Society: Unraveling Trauma, Traditions, and Future Imaginaries in Havana"

May 28-29, 2024; Presentation Title: "Food, Memory, and Cuban Society: Unraveling Trauma, Traditions, and Future Imaginaries in Havana"


ECPR-COSMOS Summer School on Methods for the Study of Political Participation and Mobilisation

May 16-17, 2024; Presentation: "Exploring Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Decentralized Food Distribution Systems in Kerala and Cuba"

May 16-17, 2024; Presentation: "Exploring Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Decentralized Food Distribution Systems in Kerala and Cuba"


Global Foodscapes: Transnational Pathways Of Food And Migration In And Out Of Asia

March 10 & 11 2025; Location: Singapore, (Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University Singapore)

"Remittances, Mobility, and Food Practices: The Impact of Gulf Migration on Malayali Food Cultures in Post-Pandemic Kerala"


Global Food Studies: 26th Annual Comparative Literature Conference

March 29-30, 2024; Location: University of South Carolina; Presentation Title: "A Taste of Revolution: Culinary Materiality in Post-Colonial Cuba and Kerala (India)"

March 29-30, 2024; Location: University of South Carolina; Presentation Title: "A Taste of Revolution: Culinary Materiality in Post-Colonial Cuba and Kerala (India)"


Oxford Food Symposium 2024

Gardens, Flowers & Fruits: July 5-7, 2024; "Cultivating Liberation: Gardens as Agents of Connection and Empowerment in Havana, Cuba"

July 5-7, 2024; "Cultivating Liberation: Gardens as Agents of Connection and Empowerment in Havana, Cuba"


Public History Summer School: The Historical Institute of the University of Wrocław, Poland

June 17-21, 2024; Presentation: "Exploring Collective Memory and Oral Histories in Public Food Distribution in Cuba and Kerala"


The Umbra Institute’s Biennial Food Conference 2024: 1

June 13-16, 2024; "Culinary Crossroads: Exploring Cultural Hybridity in Rice Dishes of Kerala and Cuba"

June 13-16, 2024; "Culinary Crossroads: Exploring Cultural Hybridity in Rice Dishes of Kerala and Cuba"


The Umbra Institute’s Biennial Food Conference 2024: 2

June 13-16, 2024; "Hybridity in Cuban Recipes: Navigating the Intersection of Creole Fusion and Socioeconomic Dynamics”

June 13-16, 2024; "Hybridity in Cuban Recipes: Navigating the Intersection of Creole Fusion and Socioeconomic Dynamics”