Congreso Otras maneras de comer

Food consumption is an important aspect of cultural behavior. No society permits their members to eat absolutely anything, at any moment, in any place, in any way, and with anyone. Food has been subjected to rules and customs that intersect with each other at different symbolic levels. The uses of a food and its different combinations, the order in which certain foods are consumed, the composition of a dish, the number and hours eaten of the different meals of the day, are all phenomena that are codified in a more or less precise manner. These codes are the result of a process whose reasoning can uncovered in the history of every society and culture. Given the symbolic meaning of food, the food practices of an individual links them to a determined group, whether it be social, ethnic, age, age, ideological, or religious…
Nonetheless, in today’s hypermodern context it seems that our traditional relationship with food has changed. It is no longer based so much on an inherited culture but instead on multiple considerations that have nothing to do with this inherited culture. Ideological, ethical, aesthetic, and health considerations superimpose themselves on our established food consumption models.

more details on the congress, Barcelona June 9-12, 2015…