UTSA hosts conference on food in literature, arts
(Feb. 25, 2004)--The UTSA Department of Modern Languages and Literatures hosts the Interdisciplinary and Multicultural Conference on Food Representation in Literature, Film and the Other Arts Feb. 26-28 at the UTSA Downtown Campus.
The conference, centered on the many ways food is represented internationally in literature and the arts, is presented in partnership with the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) Cinecultural 2004, an international film festival about the art of cooking.
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RSS FeedsRegistration for the free conference is 5-8 p.m. Feb. 26 in Frio Street Building Room 1.402 at the Downtown Campus. The conference opens at 7 p.m. in Frio Street Building Room 1.406. Panel presentations will be in the Downtown Campus Frio Street and Buena Vista Street buildings and at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Avenue.
Twenty-one panels of experts from around the country will discuss topics from many cultural traditions including cookbooks and food writing in Spain and Mexico, food in Latino art, food in war and conflict, chocolate in the ancient Americas, food and social classes, food in the Harry Potter books, Native American food rituals, and tea and otherfoods in English literature.
The conference is based on the premise that even though music is the food of love, as Shakespeare wrote, food has long been the love of musicians, painters, poets, filmmakers and other artists. According to Santiago Daydi-Tolson, UTSA professor and chair of the conference, food fulfills a biological need and is something we relish, but it’s also the stuff that artistic dreams are made of.
The SAMA portion of the conference begins at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27, featuring San Antonio artist Rolando Briseno speaking on his work in relation to food, culture and history. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. The exhibit "Food for Thought: Contemporary Selections from the Permanent Collection" will be on view in the Arcade Gallery. Admission is free for SAMA members and $10 for non-members.
View the complete conference program.
For more information, e-mail convivium@utsa.edu or contact Santiago Daydi-Tolson at 210-458-5186.