2027 Convenings
AFHVS and ASFS are excited to announce that we're transforming how we gather this year. Rather than a single large conference in a single location, AFHVS and ASFS are working with hosts and partners all around the world in a series of convenings, big and small. This means that in 2027, there will be an ASFS/AFHVS convening somewhere near you and you’ll never be more than a few months from the next ASFS convening. Please see below for details on each convening.
2027 Global Forum on Food and Philosophy
Theme: Advancing the philosophy of food and its role in the global public sphere
Location: University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Dates: January 27–30, 2027
Call for Papers: https://www.culinarymind.org/import-1/global-forum-call-for-papers
Event website: https://www.culinarymind.org/global-forum
The Future on Our Plate: Rethinking Sustainability, Authenticity, and Ambiguity in Food Cultures of the Global South
Location: IISER Bhopal, India in collaboration with IIT Indore and Indian Network for Food Studies
Dates: May, 2027
Expected size: 100-120
Call for Papers: Coming soon…
Host websites: https://sites.google.com/iiti.ac.in/edu-critical-food-stds-iiti/home,https://indiannetworkforfoodstudies.in
Cultivating Care: Growing New American Food Systems
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dates: June 9-12th
Call for Abstracts (Abstracts due January 15, 2027)
Abstract Submission Portal: https://uwmadison.eventsair.com/PresentationPortal/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FPresentationPortal%2Fafhvs%2Fafhvs-presentations
Conference Website: Coming Soon!
Is it possible to just do food studies? Critical food scholarship at a crossroads
Location: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Theme: Campus foodscapes and food pedagogies
Dates: June (Dates, TBD), 2027
Expected size: 100+
We seek organized sessions, individual papers, and other interventions. Please send 150–250-word description of your proposed session, paper, intervention, along with author/contributor names and affiliations to Michael Classens, Michael.classens@utoronto.ca. Deadline will be announced soon.
Host websites: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/culinaria/, https://www.environment.utoronto.ca
6th International Food & Society Conference in Asia-Pacific
East-West “AAA” Partnership for Global Food Studies (APFSN – ASFS – AFHVS)
Theme: Indigenous foodways
Location: Osaka University, Suita Campus, Osaka, Japan
Dates: October 22-25, 2027
Expected size: 150 +
Call for Papers: https://asiapacificfoodstudies.com/etn/food-society-2027-conference-osaka-japan/ (live around 1 October 2026)
Association website: https://asiapacificfoodstudies.com/
Stirring the Pot: Transformations In, Through, and Beyond the Kitchen
Location: Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY USA
Date: Fall, 2027
Expected Size: 100
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2027 Salons
As part of the global network of convenings, ASFS is piloting member-hosted ‘salons’.
Your salon will be a microconference designed for maximalist collaborative productivity, a research incubator that uses one weekend of co-presence to jumpstart dynamic publications that theorize together. With just eight presenters, these jewel box gatherings will have a sharp focus and the satisfying, brain tingling conversations you can only have with researchers immersed in your same corner of food studies.
Each salon might include: eight paper presentations, two creative praxis events, one home-cooked meal, and a special issue development workshop. With a tight research focus, each salon will work collaboratively towards a joint publishing project, ideally a special journal issue or edited volume.
Curious about hosting your own Salon in 2027? email Ariana [arianagunderson@gmail.com] or check out ASFS' Guide to Hosting a Salon.