Events
Scientific Symposium
September 18-19, 2024, 9h-18h – GENEVA
Presentation
This academic conference will gather philosophers, cognitive scientists, and psychologists with the aim of tackling the large and underexplored topic of the relation(s) between food and affective states, such as drives, moods, and emotions. The format will be presentations of 45min followed by a 30min Q&A.
The academic conference is complemented by a public event around the philosophy of food which will take place September 19th, 2024 at 18h at the Refettorio, Rue de Lyon 120, 1203 Genève. The event will end with an aperitive with finger food.
Please note: the symposium and public event are open to all, but registration is required (places are limited, and registrations will be taken into account on a first-come, first-served basis).
Deadline: August 30, 2024
Program
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Location: Campus Biotech, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Genève
Morning
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Jérémie Lafraire (EPHE-PSL, Paris), “The Cognitive Underpinnings of Disgust, Rejection and Restriction in the Food Domain” | |
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| 09:45 - 10:15 | Q & A | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Cain Todd (Univesity of Lancaster/Notre Dame), “Affective Imagery in Flavour Experience” | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Q & A | |
Afternoon
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Megan Dean (Michigan State University), “The Phenomenology of Dietary Restraint” | |
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| 14:15 - 14:45 | Q & A | |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Larisa Olteanu (Uni Distance), “Nothing Is Sweeter than Chocolate: Sugar as a Predictor of Self-Reported Emotional Eating” | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Q & A | |
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Location: Campus Biotech, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Genève (morning) and Refettorio, Rue de Lyon 120, 1203 Genève (afternoon)
Morning (at Campus Biotech)
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Paloma Atencia-Linares (UNED, Madrid) and Miguel Angel Sebastian (UNAM, Mexico), “Food for Thought: Exploring the Affective Impact of Culinary Properties” | |
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| 09:45 - 10:15 | Q & A | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Akiko Frischhut (Sophia University, Tokyo) and Uku Tooming (University of Tartu), “The McDonald’s Objection” | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Q & A | |
Afternoon (at Refettorio)
| 13:30 - 14:15 | Aaron Meskin (University of Georgia), “The Value of Dining Out: A Non-Hedonistic Aesthetic Approach” | |
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| 14:15 - 14:45 | Q & A | |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Andrea Borghini (University of Milan), “Affective States and the Digital Food Transformation” | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Q & A | |
Public Event, Thursday, September 19, 2024
Location : Refettorio, Rue de Lyon 120, 1203 Genève
| 18:00 - 18:30 |
BOOK PRESENTATION: Gastrospaces. A Philosophical Study of Where We Eat (Routledge, 2024) |
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| 18:30 - 19:15 |
CONFERENCE: “Pavlov ou pavlova : révolution cognitive et alimentation” |
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| 19:15 - 20:00 |
TABLE RONDE (BILINGUE FR/ENG) “Quel rôle pour les états affectifs dans l’appréciation du vin ?” |
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| 20:00 - 23:00 | Apéritif dînatoire | |
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