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ASFS-AFHV 2012 Program PRELIMARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE GLOBAL GATEWAYS & LOCAL CONNECTIONS city, agriculture and the future of food systems ɄƝɄɄƝɄɄɄƌɄɄɄ ɄŴŲųŴ 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to New York City………………………………………………………………………………….... 2 Conference Sponsors……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Conference Booksellers………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Conference Planning and Organization Committee………………………………………………… 3 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Overview & Officers….…………………………………………………………… 4 Keynote Address………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Presidential Address..…………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Schedule at a glance..……………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Maps of Conference Locations………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Conference Matrix.……………………………………………………………………………….………………. 13 Sessions and Paper Abstracts………….………….…...……………………………………………………. 29 Getting Around Downtown.……….…………………………………………………………………………. 185 ConFerence Twitter Feed: #asfs2012 1 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY! The New School and New York University welcome you all to Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future of Food Systems, the joint 2012 annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS), and the Society for Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SAFN). We are very excited about this year’s conference. We believe this is the largest annual meeting to date, with over 600 participants and 120 panels. However, it’s not just about the numbers. We are delighted that Marion Nestle kindly agreed to be our keynote speaker, finding time for us in her very busy schedule. We have tried to organize activities that will allow everybody to enjoy New York at its best: tours to explore the diverse culinary aspects of NYC, a food-truck event to enjoy the street fare that makes our city unique, and a dine-around evening that will introduce many of you to some of the most intriguing restaurants New York has to offer. But above all, we are thrilled about the growing interest that urgent and crucial issues about food, agriculture, and nutrition are eliciting not only within the U.S., but also all over the world. In fact, we have never had so many international participants. We want to acknowledge the support of The New School’s President David Van Zandt, Provost Tim Marshall, and the Dean of the New School for Public Engagement David Scobey; and at New York University, we thank Deans Mary Brabeck, Beth Weitzman, Lindsay Wright and Erich Dietrich and Department Chair, Judith Gilbride This conference would have not been possible without the tireless work and the infinite patience of Scott Barton who organized housing, tours, dinners and food truck issues, Shayne Figueroa who navigated insurance, contracts, finances, NYU’s logistics, and Amy Orr who created and continually revised the conference schedule and kept up with the seeming endless conference emails and requests. All three always ably dealt with stress and emergencies with a smile. We also want to thank Allison Michaud at NYU for her collaboration on the registration, website and conference administration, Rebecca Racine with housing and Arlene Peralta for the street fair; Heath Braunstein, Samantha Mirth, Jonathan Ferrer, Pam Tillis, and Ed Verdi at The New School for their help with the logistics and the catering. A special thank you goes to our sponsors VIAS, Fizzy Lizzy, Eataly, Bloomberg/Berg, University of California Press, Columbia University Press, The New York City College of Technology, Fairway, and Edible Magazine, who have generously contributed to the success of the meeting. We are looking forward to hearing your feedback. Have a great conference! Jennifer Berg, New York University Fabio Parasecoli, The New School 2 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems A SPECIAL THANKS TO CONFERENCE SPONSORS Restaurants Kuma Inn, Coppelia, Northern Spy, Crispo, DBGB, Colors, GusOrganics, Café Condesa, Otto Pizzaria, Tribeca Grill, Blue Smoke, Bell, Book & Candle, Porsena, Alta, Il Buco, Tertulia, Aldea, Ma Peche, Kajitsu, Annissa, Mas:La Grillade, Perry Street and Blue Hill Restaurants Food Trucks Thanks to David Weber of NYC Food Truck Association and Helena Tubis with the Vendy’s for linking us to the wonderful street vendors CONFERENCE BOOKSELLERS AND EXHIBITORS Berg/Bloomsbury Press The Scholar’s Choice Penguin Press Edible Magazine Rowman/AltaMira Press CONFERENCE PLANNING AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Steering Committee Jennifer Schiff Berg, Fabio Parasecoli, Scott A. Barton, Shayne Leslie Figueroa, Amy Orr Conference Committee Ari Ariel, Jim Bingen, Amy Bjork, Sierra Clark, Arielle Cooper, Nikki Hill, Hi’ilei Hobart, Matthew Hoffman, Kelila Jaffe, Anne McBride, Allison Michaud, Dana Mortell, Arlene Peralta, Kristin Reynolds, Jaclyn Rohel, Elizabeth Schaible, Christy Spackman, Pam Tillis 3 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF FOOD AND SOCIETY (ASFS) ASFS was founded in 1985 with the goals of promoting the interdisciplinary study of food and society. It has continued that mission by holding annual meetings; the first was in 1987 and since 1992, the meetings have been held jointly with AFHVS. Officers of ASFS President: Annie Hauck-Lawson Vice-President: Psyche Williams-Forson Secretary: Travis Nygard Treasurer: Jennifer Berg Executive Director: Warren Belasco Editors oF Food Culture & Society: Ken Albala and Lisa Heldke AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND HUMAN VALUES SCOIETY (AFHVS) Founded in 1987, AFHVS promotes interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad areas of agriculture and rural studies. From a base of philosophers, sociologists, and anthropologists, AFHVS has grown to include scientists, scholars and practitioners in areas ranging from agricultural production and social science to nutrition policy and the humanities. OFFicers oF AFHVS President: Jim Bingen Vice-President: Clare Hinrichs Executive Secretary: Richard Haynes Editor oF Agriculture and Human Values: Harvey James, Jr. SOCIETY FOR THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION (SAFN) SAFN is a section of the American Anthropological Association. Established in 1974, SAFN encourages research and exchange of ideas, theories and methods and scientific information to understand the socio-cultural, behavior and political-economic factors related to food and nutrition. OFFicers oF SAFN President: Craig Hadley Past President: Janet Chrzan Vice-President: Rachel E. Black Treasurer: Crystal Patil 4 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems KEYNOTE ADDRESS Marion Nestle “The 2012 Farm Bill: A Case Study in the Intersection of Agriculture, Food, Culture, and Public Health” Thursday, June 21st 5:30- 6:30 The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, which she chaired from 1988 - 2003. She is also Professor of Sociology at NYU and Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from UC Berkeley. She is the author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health; Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety; What to Eat; and, most recently, Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics (with Malden Nesheim). She has also written two books about the pet food industry. She writes the Food Matters column for the San Francisco Chronicle, blogs daily (almost) at www.foodpolitics.com, and twitters @marionnestle.com PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES Friday, June 22 6:30-7:30 Kimmel Center The Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor ASFS President Annie Hauck-Lawson “Little Farm Chores: The Chores May Not Be Small, but the Farm Sure Is” AFHVS President Jim Bingen “Labels of Origin For Food, the New Economy and Opportunities for Rural Development in the US” 5 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems 2012 CONFERNECE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration & CoFFee (The New School, 66 W. 12th Street lobby) 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday tours (All tours depart from The New School, 66 W. 12th Street lobby unless notified otherwise by your tour guide. Departure times vary depending on tour.) 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration (The New School, 66 W. 12th Street lobby) 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Directors Meeting (The New School, Orozco Room) 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Graduate Student Networking Event (The New School, Wollman Hall) 2012 ASFS/AFHVS/SAFN Conference Global Gateways and Local Connections: Cities, Agriculture, and the Future oF Food Systems THURSDAY, JUNE 21st 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration & BreakFast (The New School, 66 W. 12th St. lobby) 8:30 AM – 9:55 AM Concurrent Sessions (A1 – A9) 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM Concurrent Sessions (B1 – B10) 11:20 AM – 11: 40 AM Coffee Break 11: 40 AM – 12: 55 PM Concurrent Sessions (C1 – C9) 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Lunch Provided by The New School (55 W. 13th St) 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM Concurrent Sessions (D1 – D10) 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM Coffee Break 4:10 PM – 5:30 PM
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