2012 Programme details

 

Details of the 2012 Symposium will be posted on this web site as the programme is finalised. Please bookmark this page and check back again.

 

Location
The Oxford Symposium is held at St. Catherine’s College. Opened in 1962, St. Catz is Oxford’s only Modernist college. Danish architect Arne Jacobsen designed its core buildings and their fittings, which are considered modern masterpieces and are protected by a Grade I architectural listing. The College lies just south of the city centre, only a 10—15 minute walk from the Bodleian Library. Details and pictures can be found on the college website.

Accommodation
St. Catz offers a large number of comfortable, en-suite rooms, which are conveniently located in close proximity to our dining and lecture rooms. Symposiasts may book these for extra nights before and after the Symposium at the ‘Bed & Breakfast’ rate listed on the registration form. A limited number of double-rooms are available for couples, which will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Attendees may also opt to find accommodation outside the College. We are, however, unable to assist with outside bookings.


Registration
Registration for the 2012 Symposium is now open. If you have questions, please contact the Sympsosium’s Registrar, Priscilla White: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


The Sophie Coe Prize for Food History
This prize, in memory of the distinguished food historian Sophie Coe, is presented each year at the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery. The £1500 cash award is given to an essay or article on some aspect of food history embodying new research or providing original insights. Essays (usually between 1,500 and 10,000 words) published in the preceding twelve months are eligible as is newly written, unpublished material. Symposium authors and other food historians are encouraged to apply on or before Tuesday, 25 May.  A small panel of anonymous judges selects the winner. Full requirements are outlined here. Questions should be addressed to Laura Mason, Secretary of the Sophie Coe Memorial Fund at: 4 St. John St., York YO31 7QT, UK email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Cherwell Studentship
The American Friends of the Oxford Symposium invite applications for the Cherwell Food History Studentship, which is open to anyone (of any nationality), who is thirty years of age or younger at the time of the Symposium (born on or before 9 July 1980). The grant includes a $1000.00 (USD) cash stipend to underwrite research costs and a second payment, given at the Symposium, which will reimburse travel and attendance costs to present the resulting paper at the Symposium. Formal proposals, including detailed plans for research, of no more than 1200 words, should be submitted to Raymond Sokolov by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Proposals will be accepted for current and future Symposium themes. Proof of age (a scanned copy of a photo id) should be submitted with this. Five anonymous judges will select the winner.


Future dates and themes

Stuffed & Wrapped Foods - 6—8  July  2012
Food  and Material Culture - 2013

Food and Markets - 2014