IFRA-Nigeria supports a call for papers from the journal Afriques. Débats, méthodes et terrains d’histoire (http://afriques.revues.org) on the history of food in pre-20th century Africa.
Main topics (see the call for paper for full details):
1) Dynamic changes in culinary practices in Africa before the 20th century;
2) Socially marked hierarchy in relation to food in Africa;
3) Sources for food history in Africa;
4) Cross-disciplinary perspectives on food history in Africa;
5) Dynamics of plant history and related social change;
6) Innovative approaches: history of taste and textures, history of culinary techniques, etc.;
7) Circulation of foodstuffs on a large or small scale (the history of markets, of the food supply for urban centers, etc.);
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- Eating and drinking in Africa before the 20th century
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ABSTRACTS: OCTOBER 31, 2011
