The attached CFP would seem to be of considerable interest to ATHG subscribers. ******************************************* Jack Blocker History, Huron College, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6G 1H3 Canada (519) 438-7224, ext. 249 /Fax (519) 438-3938 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:54:15 +1000 From: H-Urban <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: H-NET Urban History Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: CFP: Food & Drink in Consumer Societies Posted by Carol Lockman <[log in to unmask]> CALL FOR PAPERS FOOD AND DRINK IN CONSUMER SOCIETIES A conference at the Hagley Museum and Library, November 12, 1999 Food and drink have formed perennial, if at times exceptional, sources of research and insight on cultural patterns in consumer societies. For a conference on November 12, 1999, the Hagley Museum and Library invites proposals for papers on the production, distribution, and use of food and drink within market economies since 1850. We are especially interested in essays which consider how food or drink studies can influence our understanding of modern consumer societies, much as material culture studies already have done. Sidney Mintz (Johns Hopkins University) will deliver the conference's keynote address. Paper proposals are due by April 1, 1999 and should include an abstract of no more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Funds may be available to support travel to the conference by speakers. Please direct proposals and queries to: Dr. Roger Horowitz, Associate Director Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society Hagley Museum and Library PO Box 3630 Wilmington, DE 19807 email: [log in to unmask]; direct fax: 302-655-3188