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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">‘FOOD IN ZONES OF
CONFLICT’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">32<sup>nd</sup>
ICAF Conference, 19-21 August 2011, The Hague (Netherlands) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;"><span style=""><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The International
Commission on the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (ICAF) and
the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Modern
East Asia Research Centre (MEARC) at Leiden University</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> invite proposals
for papers exploring </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">the theme of</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> food, diet and
food problems in places suffering conflicts in </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">any
geographic area</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;" lang="EN-US"> of the world, regarding both the present
day and the past. Possible topics might include (but should not
be limited to) food security in conflict affected areas, food
aid and special nutritional needs of people in refugee camps,
long-term consequences of warfare on food and diet, food as a
weapon of choice in war, as well as geographic, ethnic and
religious factors involved in access to food in times of
conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We aim for this
event to be truly <u>cross-disciplinary</u> and hope that the
theme will attract social, cultural, biological and nutritional
anthropologists, as well as archaeologists, historians,
agriculturalists, sociologists, dietitians, geographers,
representatives of aid agencies and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The conference will
be hosted by Leiden University College The Hague (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.lucthehague.nl">www.lucthehague.nl</a>),
and will be organised jointly by ICAF and MEARC. See the
websites of ICAF (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.icafood.eu">www.icafood.eu</a>)
and MEARC (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mearc.eu">www.mearc.eu</a>)
for more information about these organisations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight:
normal;" lang="EN-US">DETAILS<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;">Location: Leiden University College The Hague
(Netherlands)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">The conference will open on
Friday, August 19 and sessions will continue until noon on
Sunday, August 21. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">No registration fee for the
conference will be required for paper presenters.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">The conference is open to
the public, but please register in advance by sending an
e-mail to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:info@mear.eu">info@mearc.eu</a> with ‘</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Registration:
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Food
in Zones of Conflict</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">" in the subject line. </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;">Organizers will strive to provide meals
and accommodation for paper presenters. However, depending on
the funding, speakers might be asked for a contribution
towards accommodation. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;">The language of the conference will be
English.<span style=""> <br>
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</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">SUBMISSIONS OF PROPOSALS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Deadline: November 15, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Submit your abstract of
200-300 words in an email (<u>no attachments</u>) to <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:info@mearc.eu"><span
style="">info@mearc.eu</span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Put ‘Abstract: </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Food in Zones of
Conflict</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;" lang="EN-US">’ in the subject line <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Include a brief biographical
statement (max. 150 words). <br>
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</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center;"
align="center"><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;" lang="EN-US">We will notify you by December 15, 2010
if your proposal was accepted</span></u><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">For more
information about this call, or the conference, please contact <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:info@mearc.eu">info@mearc.eu</a></span><br>
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