Browse the contents of 2026: Food and Crisis/Hope:

Opening, Keynote and Awards
hosted by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 09:15-10:30
Session 1: Cookbooks in Time of Hope and Crisis
Chaired by Gary Thompson - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 11:00-12:30
Session 2: Food Words, Voices and Literacy
Chaired by Orla McConnell - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 11:00-12:30
Session 3: Crises in/of Hospitality
Chaired by Elaine Mahon - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 11:00-12:30
Session 4: Crises in Agriculture and Viticulture
Chaired by Judith Boyle - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 14:15-15:45
Session 5: Art and Performance
Chaired by Tricia Cusack - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 14:15-15:45
Session 6: Dystopia and Fantasy
Chaired by Anke Klitzing - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 14:15-15:45
Session 7: British Food in Crisis
Chaired by John Mulcahy - Tuesday 28 May 2024, 16:00-17:30
Session 8: Memories and Traditions
Chaired by Marzena Keating - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 16:00-127:30
Session 9: Food and Crisis in Literature
Chaired by Eamon Maher - Tuesday 26 May 2026, 16:00-17:30
Session 10: Brewing, Beer and the Pub
Chaired by Jim McCauley - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 09:30-11:00
Session 11: World War II: A Global Crisis
Chaired by Igor Cusack - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 09:30-11:00
Session 12: Ancient and Modern Myths
Chaired by Jennie Moran - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 09:30-11:00
Session 13: Heritage Foods in Crisis
Chaired by Mathieu Belledent - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 11:30-13:00
Session 14: Historical Crises
Chaired by Dorothy Cashman - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 11:30-13:00
Session 15: Culinary Resistance and Resilience
Chaired by Brian J. Murphy - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 11:30-13:00
Plenary Session - Food Crisis and Hope: Three Conflicts, Three Approaches
Chaired by Johanna Mendelson Forman - Wednesday 27 May 2026, 14:30-16:00
Closing Session