This research network provides a space for researchers from interdisciplinary backgrounds to develop collaborative research within the linguistics of food. Building on an increasing global interest in food and eating studies, the network enables a focus on the cultural and social interactional issues around food, incorporating all forms of applied linguistic research. The aims of the network are to make more visible the diversity of linguistics research on food and to provide an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural meeting point for researchers in food and language studies.

Conveners

• Marie-Louise Brunner: Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Jon Coltz: Saarland University, Germany
• Stefan Diemer: Trier University of Applied Sciences & Saarland University, Germany
• Keri Matwick: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Marcelyn Oostendorp: Stellenbosch University, South Africa
• Polly Szatrowski: University of Minnesota, MN, USA
• Alla Tovares: Howard University, DC, USA

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Announcing BaFoLa Season 3! 

The third season of the BaFoLa series spans October 2022 - January 2023 and features talks by Göran Eriksson, Marie-Louise Brunner & Stefan Diemer, and Polly Szatrowski. See the poster below for further details. 

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Call(s) for papers!
See "Calls" for further details on two IPrA 2023 panels: 

Panel 1: Storytelling about and over food
​Panel 2: Dude food and chick beer: Linguistic and semiotic perspectives on nutrition as a gendered cultural practice​

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Get in touch.

Coming up.

Please send us an email if you are interested in joining the network (provide your name, affiliation, and research interests in the domain of language and food).

For upcoming activities, particularly food-related conferences, see our Calendar page.