Program > Session 1

WEDNESDAY  10 SEPTEMBER 2025 - 13:30-15:00 

Panel 1 Memory, Heritage, and Food Democracy 

Heritage and dissemination of food during the Enlightenment: the case of the Encyclopedists
Stéphanie Couderc-Morandeau, Université de Nantes

Capturing Culinary Heritage: Using Technology to Document and Democratize Evolving Food Cultures
Karena Wong, Robert Danhi, Chef Danhi & Co, Los Angeles

Digital Technologies to Gather, Preserve, and Share Food Stories: Culinary Memories and Practices as Narratives of Food Democracy from the Grown-Up
Meredith Abarca, University of Texas at El Paso

Panel 2 Communication Strategies Against Food Waste

Too Ugly, too Old: Price Discounts as a Retail Action for Reducing Food Waste
Nicklas Neuman, Uppsala Universitet, Jonas Bååth, Rosa Hellman, Sara Spendrup, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Too Good to Let Go. Anti-waste platforms: from Too Good to Go to Memo Food Clip
Anna Bisogno, Universitas Mercatorum, Rome

Digital Narratives of Food Waste: A Systematic Review on Social Media's Impact on Sustainable Consumption
Fitria Avicenna, Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, Aalborg University

Panel 3 Social Media, Youth

Processing, Memory, and Intentions: Exploring the Role of Instagram Recipe Videos' Taste and Convenience Cues in Shaping Food Practices Among Young Adults
Paulien Decorte, Karolien Poels, Tim Smits, Sara Pabian, Paul Bolls, Konrad Rudnicki, Charlotte De Backer

Social Media, Food, and Youth: Norms, Resistance, and Public Health Challenges 
Léa Lopes, Clémentine Hugol-Gential, Ariane Picard, Université Bourgogne Europe

Mediatized Excess: Competitive Eating and Food Challenges Online
Ryan Fountain, Freie Universität Berlin 

Panel 4 Media Representations and Food Governance

'Frankenstein Meat' in the 'Witch's Chemistry Kitchen': Media Framing of Green Genetic Engineering in Austria
Georg Vogt, St.Poelten University of Applied Sciences

Steakholders of Masculinity. An Exploration of the Cultural Scripts of Meat-eating Manhood through Media
Elina Vrijsen, University of Antwerp

Gastro-constitutionalism
Mathilde Cohen, University of Connecticut