Call for papers: 15th IEHCA Conference on Graphic Gastronomy

The European Institute for the History and Culture of Food (IEHCA) in France has opened up a call for papers for their 15th conference to be held in Tours, France from the 3rd to the 5th of December, 2025.

This year’s conference, titled “Graphic Gastronomy: Bandes Dessinées, Comics, Mangas and Food Cultures through History” concerns two main fields of study – food and comics.

Interested in submitting a proposal? Suggested topics include:

Comics as a source and research field for food studies
How do comics deal with, use and treat food and gastronomic themes?
The reception, distribution and readership of “food” comics.

Proposals (max 500 words in English or French) and a CV (max 300 words) should be submitted to: iehca2025@univ-tours.fr by February 28th, 2025.

Registration for the conference is free of charge.

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