CHORD Conference 'Food and Beverages in historical Perspective'. Noticia publicada el 13-06-2011

Registration is now open for the: 2011 CHORD (Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution) Conference 'Food and Beverages: Retailing, Distribution and Consumption in Historical Perspective'

• 7 and 8 September 2011, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Draft programme, abstracts, registration form and further information about the venue and fees are now available at: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/2011conf.html

Sessions include:

The provision of food in the early-modern period
Distribution networks
Drinking dens?
New perspectives on clubs and public houses c. 1600-2000
Introducing novelty and innovation
Trade cultures
Individualism and the state
Family businesses
Food technologies
Gendering the retail and consumption of alcohol in comparative perspective
Symbolic meanings and consumer preferences
Consumption
Foreign cuisine
For further information, please contact Laura Ugolini, at l.ugoliniwlv.ac.uk

The CHORD web-pages can be found at: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/chord.html

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Dr. Laura Ugolini
Reader in History
School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications
MC Building
University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton