THE ROLE OF FOOD IN FORCED MIGRATION, MIGRANT LABOR, AND RECREATING HOME

THE 29TH CONFERENCE IN THE SOCIAL RESEARCH SERIES

PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP 

AND THE FOOD STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE NEW SCHOOL

APRIL 18-19, 2013, NYC

The conference will examine the complex relationships between food and migration. Food scarcity is not only at the root of much human displacement and migration—the food industry also offers immigrants an entry point into the U.S. economic system and it, simultaneously, confines migrants to low wages and poor, if not unsafe, work conditions. In addition, food allows immigrants to maintain their cultural identity. The conference places issues of immigration and food service work in the context of a broader social justice agenda and explores the cultural role food plays in expressing cultural heritage.

The keynote address will be given by Dolores Huerta, co-founder and first Vice President Emeritus of United Farm Workers of America, on Thursday, April 18 at 6:00pm.

Conference participants include Sean Basinski, Yong Chen, Alexandra Délano, Von Diaz, Hasia Diner, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, James C. Hathaway, Saru Jayaraman, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Arup Maharatna, Fabio Parasecoli, Jeffrey Pilcher, Dwaine Plaza, Krishnendu Ray, Monique Truong, Koko Warner, and Tiphanie Yanique. The complete conference program and speakers' bios are available online.

The New School’s Center for Public Scholarship and the Food Studies Program presents this conference in collaboration with the Writing Program, India China Institute, Vera List Center for Art and Politics, Center for New York City Affairs, Global Studies Program, and the Gender Studies Program.

WEBSITE—WWW.NEWSCHOOL.EDU/CPS/FOOD

ADDITIONAL EVENTS—
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO, April 13

CHINA INSTITUTE, April 16
KOREA SOCIETY, April 17
FEET IN 2 WORLDS, April 18

TICKETS—
$45 FULL CONFERENCE + PROCEEDINGS
$15 PER SESSION + PROCEEDINGS
FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS, NEW SCHOOL ALUMNI, STAFF (ELIGIBLE TO BUY PROCEEDINGS FOR $9)

PROCEEDINGS—SOCIAL RESEARCH, VOL. 81, NO. 2 (SUMMER 2014) (Regularly $18)

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