Promotes the serious study of food and drink and their place in our cultures
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- Promotes the serious study of food and drink and their place in our cultures
- Diminishes the boundaries between food, drink and other cultural forms (literature, music, art)
- Engages in public outreach, education, consultancy and events
Oxford Gastronomica: the centre for food, drink and culture
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• Public
• Students
• Academics
• Food and drinks industry professionals
Outward looking organisation that has wide audience
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- Satisfy the public hunger for information on food and drinks issues
- Engage a wide audience with the other products of Oxford Gastronomica
- Primarily public lectures and seminars
- Attracts positive PR and strengthens networks
Public outreach
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Education
- short courses
- MA Food, Wine and Culture
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External engagementTransylvania – Sustainable tourism development
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Transylvania - Commune of Biertan - Context
- Outstanding natural landscapes
- Rich in biodiversity
- Distinctive cultural traditions
- Subsistence agriculture
- Unique architectural heritage
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Areas of focus
- Gastronomic tourism
- Architectural restoration
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Gastronomic tourism - the product
- Build a ‘story’ (research by
student volunteers)
- Generate cultural pride
(village workshops)
- Create infrastructure
(food barn)
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The challenges
- Cultural diversity
- Complex political structures
- Lack of community engagement
- Poor communication between agencies
- Lack of skills
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The tactics
- Community engagement –
(Transylvania Fest)
- Formed over-arching steering
committee
- Student and ‘expert’
volunteering
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The lessons
- Projects have to have ‘meaning’ for the recipients
- Be sensitive to cultural contexts
- Form close working alliances
- Engage young people and community leaders
- ‘Step-by-step’ approach required
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• One of the most significant gastronomic libraries in the world (approx 30,000 texts)
• Private collections of John Fuller, Jane Grigson, Ken Hom, Prue Leith, National Brewing Library
Gastronomic literature
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Events
- to lower the boundaries between food and drink, and literature, art and music
- Sunday Times Literary Festival
- 24 eminent literary contributed to discussions on food and literature
- displays much about changing tastes, attitudes to food and drink, and on changing social circumstances