Appel : Gastronomic dimensions of fantasy worldbuilding

Theoretical Aspects of Fantasy Literature Studies Magic Fare: Gastronomic Dimensions of Fantasy Worldbuilding

15-16 Janvier 2025, Kyiv Ukraine (Online)
Date limite de soumission : 20 Décembre 2024, 10h.

“Anyone, then, who has tasted fairy fruit walks through life beside other people to a different tune from theirs.Hope” Mirrlees, Lud-in-the-Mist

Fantasy worlds are inhabited by beings that need sustenance. In these imaginary realms, food and drink not only nourish but also transform their consumers, while those who partake of them, in turn, alter their worlds through the magic of what they consume. Whether it is waybread from Middle-earth, fairy fruit that the river carries from Fairyland, or a mug of camra, food and drink serve as a tangible dialogue between the world and its inhabitants. The corresponding process of initiation and transformation involves both the one who consumes and the one who provides. Within the context of imaginary worlds and magic systems crafted by their authors, magic fare presents a spectrum of meanings. It engages corporeality, manifests in various forms of the sacred and the profane, problematises the act of consumption, and often presents cooking as an act of creation.

We invite you to discuss the gastronomic dimensions of fantasy fiction from the last hundred years. Potential discussion points include:

• Food and drink as part of worldbuilding.
• Familiar food in unfamiliar settings.
• Imaginary food, dishes, cuisines, table manners, etc.
• Magic kitchen: space, agents, utensils, processes, and menus.
• Sacred food, sinful food, the food of redemption.
• The art of cooking and magic. The cook as a magician.
• Drinking in an imaginary world. Alcohol and its manifestations in fantasy.
• Consumption and intoxication.
• Bodily aspects revealed through a gastronomic perspective.
• Visualising food in fantasy literature: artistic goals, techniques, and challenges.

Proposals will be accepted until 20 December 2024
Languages: English and Ukrainian
25-minute presentations will be followed by 5-minute discussions

Contact Information
Centre for Fantasy Literature Studies
Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

To submit a proposal, please fill in the form https://forms.gle/X47CeJcE4VEZQ4xu6
Contact Email : ka_141176@yahoo.com

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OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Marie Lucie Bougon (14 décembre 2024). Appel : Gastronomic dimensions of fantasy worldbuilding. LPCM. Consulté le 15 février 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/12xda


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