Forum: Food + Faith

Interested in intersections of food & faith? Join Esra Ozyurek, Anastasia Badder, Stefan Williamson Fa & Heather Sharkey to discuss research and potential collaboration in this domain of material encounter.

This event will be moderated by Professor Ozyurek and includes:

• An introductory reflection from Dr Badder, based on CIP's previous work in the domain of materiality and inter-religious encounter (and with reference to water);
• An opportunity for all attending to speak briefly about their interests in this domain;
• A short talk from Professor Sharkey (visiting for the day) about her current work on food in Arab culture);
• A response from Dr Williamson Fa (with reference to his own work on foodways);
• Opportunity to network;
• A focused moment to agree follow-up actions including any necessary steps to advance future collaboration.

Attendees are also welcome to adjourn to Selwyn College for lunch following this session. 

Register for this event

It is necessary to register to attend this session, which is intended principally for members of the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum.* Further details will then be provided.

*If the event is of interest and you are eligible to join the Forum, please send an enquiry.

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Professor Sharkey (University of Pennsylvania) will also deliver a paper at the World Christianities seminar at 3:30pm: When World Christianity meets microhistory: two lives betwen Egypt, India, China, the UK and the USA. Visit the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide website (cccw.cam.ac.uk) for further details of Sharkey's seminar. 

Featured image: Food on table, photograph by Thu Huynh, via pexels.com.