Asian Foodprints: Exploring Korea Through its Foods & Foodways

Explore sociological & cultural implications of food, featuring lectures, discussions, & tastings.

Asian Foodprints 2011
Exploring Korea
Through its Foods & Foodways

June 10
FRIDAY

Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility
University of Toronto
In the historic Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place (on East side)
Just South of Varsity Stadium
A 2 minute walk South of St. George subway station (Bedford exit)
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Registration Fees
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$15 Conference admission regular
$10 Conference admission student

$80 Reception & Dinner [SOLD OUT]

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This conference examines sociological and cultural implications of food, featuring lectures, discussions, and tastings.

Conference website

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Agenda

CONFERENCE VENUE
Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility
Munk Centre for International Studies
University of Toronto

8:30 – 9:00 REGISTRATION and breakfast

Continental and Korean breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 WELCOME

Professor Joseph Wong (Canada Research Chair, Political Science and Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto)

OPENING REMARKS

Senator Vivienne Poy, Honorary Patron (Chancellor Emerita of the University of Toronto)

Consul General Hong Ji-in (Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto)

9:15 – 10:15 INTRODUCTION

More Important than Sex? Foodways and Korean Culture
Professor Michael Pettid (Korean Studies in Asian and Asian American Studies; Director of Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP), Binghamton University-State University of New York)

10:15 – 10:30 BREAK

10:30 – 11:45 PANEL I: Social Changes and Cultural Discourses on Food

Constructing National Hauté Cuisine in Globalizing Korea
Professor Okpyo Moon (Anthropology; Dean of Graduate School, Academy of Korean Studies, Korea)

From Nutrition to Aesthetics: Meaning of Rice and Rice Consumption in Korea Professor Kwang Ok Kim (Anthropology, Seoul National University, Korea)

Colonial Food Modernity at Its Formation - An Analysis of Food Discourses of Korea in the 1920s and 1930s
Ms Gina Lee (Author; PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Seoul National University, Korea)

Discussant: Professor Rick Halpern (History, Vice-Principal (Academic) and Dean, University of Toronto Scarborough)

11:45 – 12:30 FOOD DEMONSTRATION

Corporate Chef Chan Bu Jung (Bulgogi Brothers; former Korean Cuisine Executive Head, The Blue House, Korean Presidential Office)

12:30 – 2:00 LUNCH

2:00 – 3:15 PANEL II: Food, Health, and Market Forces

Dynamic Korean Cuisine: Food and Nutrition
Professor Soo-Kyung Lee (Food and Nutrition, Inha University, Korea)

Nutrition, Food Marketing, and Population Health
Professor Valerie Tarasuk (Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto)

Affluent Food Priorities: Healthy & ‘Green’, Authentic & Exotic
Professor Josee Johnston (Sociology, University of Toronto at Mississauga)

Discussant: Dr. Catherine L. Mah (Postdoctoral Fellow, CIHR Fellow in Public Health Policy, School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto)

3:15 – 3:30 BREAK

3:30 – 4:45 PANEL III: Korean Food: Cooking and Eating Practices

Korean Food and Its Representations
Dr. Bruce Kraig (Professor Emeritus in History and Humanities, Roosevelt University in Chicago, president of Culinary Historians of Chicago, host, and writer)

Title to be announced
Mr. Chai-Woo Yi (President, Bulgogi Brothers)

From Inside the Korean Stomach – Stories and Etiquette at the Korean Table
Ms Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (Award-winning chef, writer, and artist)

Discussant: Professor Vanina Leschziner (Sociology, University of Toronto)

4:45 – 5:00 CLOSING REMARKS

Professor Ito Peng (Sociology; Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto)


RECEPTION & DINNER VENUE
University Club of Toronto
380 University Avenue (on West side)
South of Dundas Street West & St Patrick subway station
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5:30 – 6:30 RECEPTION

6:30 DINNER

Chef: Corporate Chef Chan Bu Jung (Bulgogi Brothers; former Korean Cuisine Executive Head, The Blue House, Korean Presidential Office) with assistance from the Sous Chefs at Bulgogi Brothers, Toronto

Emcee: Ms Byulna Ryo (former Miss Korea representing Canada; Service Director, Air Canada) and Mr. Sonny Cho (former Toronto City Councillor Candidate; President, Avantis Inc.; and President, Ontario Korean Real Estate Association)

KOREAN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TASTING

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Asian Foodprints: Exploring Korea Through its Foods & Foodways

Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility
Fri Jun 10 2011, 9:00am


Ticket Sales Begin:
Wed Apr 20 2011, 11:00am

Ticket Prices:
Conference admission regular - $15.00
Conference admission student - $10.00
Reception & Dinner - $80.00

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