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Urban foodscapes in Woodstock, Cape Town and ‘Glocalised’ supermarkets

Towards decolonial transdisciplinary research: The humanities in food studies

Critical Food Studies Indaba

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Food, Pleasure and Poison in Cape Town: A Response to World Food Day

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7th International Conference on Food Studies in Rome

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Reflecting on socio-ecological transformation research: critical questions to consider

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In this article, Reflecting on socio-ecological transformation research: critical questions to consider, Donna Andrews argues that conceptions of earth democracy and earth justice need to be at the heart of such…

Food in the Time of Race: Ruminations on Cultural Sustainability and Black Food Energy

21 Jan at 11:25 am

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Food in the Time of Race: Ruminations on Cultural Sustainability and Black Food Energy by Psyche Williams-Forson, Ph.D. Food is a problem. I am not talking here just about accessing…

From our archives – Food is an African Feminist Issue by Elaine Salo

12 Dec 2019

essays and opinion pieces

Food is an African Feminist Issue Elaine Salo November 2015 Read more

Position of Postdoctoral Researcher

3 Dec 2019

Events and calls

Position of Postdoctoral Researcher: Critical Food Studies Programme, University of the Western Cape 2 December 2019 Applications are invited from South African PhD humanities graduates for the position of postdoctoral…

Urban foodscapes in Woodstock, Cape Town and ‘Glocalised’ supermarkets

2 Dec 2019

essays and opinion pieces

Balmoral Supermarket, Woodstock. Source: Google Maps Urban foodscapes in Woodstock, Cape Town and ‘Glocalised’ supermarkets Paper presented at “Making a Mess: Intersectionality and Food Studies” Conference, University of Minnesota. August…

Towards decolonial transdisciplinary research: The humanities in food studies

5 Nov 2019

Events and calls

This workshop was hosted by the Critical Food Studies: Transdisciplinary Humanities Approaches Programme. It aimed at generating conversations, fostering transdisciplinarity, and encouraging relevant theorising and methodological work on food studies.…

Critical Food Studies Indaba

22 Oct 2019

Events and calls

The Critical Food Studies Indaba took place on the 18th November 2019 at the University of kwaZulu Natal. Three PI’s of the Mellon-funded CFS Program engaged with students, postgrads and…

uMakhulu’s Hands

22 Oct 2019

Art and poetry

uMakhulu’s hands a poem by Ongezwa Mbele uMakhulu is now an ancestor, so the land is dry but it is the tangible form we have of her My grandmother’s…

Food, pleasure and poison in Cape Town, a response to World Food Day.

If you were unable to join us on the 19th October 2019 at the Magnet Theatre in Cape Town, you can watch the panel discussion below. Panelists: Zayaan Khan, Ru Furusa, Haidee Swanby and Angelo Fick. Chaired by Desiree Lewis. Event poster here

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Food Politics and Cultures

Reflecting on socio-ecological transformation research: critical questions to consider

Food in the Time of Race: Ruminations on Cultural Sustainability and Black Food Energy

From our archives – Food is an African Feminist Issue by Elaine Salo

Position of Postdoctoral Researcher

Urban foodscapes in Woodstock, Cape Town and ‘Glocalised’ supermarkets

Towards decolonial transdisciplinary research: The humanities in food studies

Critical Food Studies Indaba

uMakhulu’s Hands

Food, pleasure and poison in Cape Town, a response to World Food Day.

Submit your work to Critical Food Studies: Transdisciplinary Humanities Approaches

CFS Seminar Series – past programmes

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Food Politics and Cultures

Food, pleasure and poison in Cape Town, a response to World Food Day.

Submit your work to Critical Food Studies: Transdisciplinary Humanities Approaches

CFS Seminar Series – past programmes

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