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Dairy products in Medieval and post-medieval Mediterranean countries: production, trade, consumption
Les produits laitiers en Méditerranée médiévale et moderne : production, commercialisation et consommation
Published on Thursday, December 17, 2015
Abstract
Contrasting with the Prehistory for which the question of the beginning of the consumption of dairy products is of critical importance, few studies are devoted to the production and consumption of these products during medieval and post-medieval periods. However, dairy products, especially cheese, are key components of the Mediterranean diet. Sometimes disregarded, sometimes recommended by dieticians, the latter are traded both at local and international scale. Therefore it seems necessary to organize a workshop on "Dairy products in Medieval and post-medieval Mediterranean countries: production, trade, consumption".
Announcement
Introduction
This workshop is part of the annual cycle « Crafts in the Mediterranean » organized by the Laboratory of medieval and post-medieval archaeology in the Mediterranean (LA3M UMR 7298). This year the theme is "Dairy products in Medieval and post-medieval Mediterranean countries: production, trade, consumption". The meeting will be held in the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme (MMSH), in Aix-en-Provence (France) on April 4th, 2016.
Topic
Contrasting with the Prehistory for which the question of the beginning of the consumption of dairy products is of critical importance, few studies are devoted to the production and consumption of these products during medieval and post-medieval periods. However, dairy products, especially cheese, are key components of the Mediterranean diet. Sometimes disregarded, sometimes recommended by dieticians, the latter are traded both at local and international scale. This workshop aims at gathering researchers from different disciplines (history, archaeology, iconography, organic chemistry, zootechny) to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic. We propose three main lines of reflection:
For a technical history ofdairy products
- From grass to milk : herding of dairy sheep, goat and cow
- Diversity of dairy products (milk, butter, cream, cheese) and their operational chain
- Structures of production /conservation and material culture
From local to international : the dairy products in the Mediterranean trade
- Dairy products from plains and mountains
- From local to International trade
From food to health: diversity of dairy products consumption
- Milk consumption: from infancy to adulthood
- Butter and cheese at the table of the poor and the rich
- The role of dairy products in the therapeutics and dietetics
Since we wish to achieve synthesis and to stimulate research on the topic, the workshop contributions manuscripts shall be published.
Terms of Submission
Please send your proposal (title and short abstract), stating your institutional affiliation,
before December 31 January, 2016
to: burri@mmsh.univ-aix.fr
Scientific organizer
- Sylvain Burri, chargé de recherche, Laboratoire d’archéologie médiévale et moderne en Méditerranée (LA3M UMR 7298/Université d’Aix-Marseille).
- Mohamed Ouerfelli, maître de conférence, Laboratoire d’archéologie médiévale et moderne en Méditerranée (LA3M UMR 7298 CNRS/Université d’Aix-Marseille)
Subjects
- Middle Ages (Main category)
- Society > History > Economic history
- Periods > Middle Ages > Early Middle Ages
- Periods > Middle Ages > High and Late Middle Ages
- Society > History > Rural history
- Periods > Early modern
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Archaeology
- Zones and regions > Europe > Mediterranean regions
Places
- Salle Paul-Albert Février - MMSH, 5 rue du Château de l'Horloge, BP 647
Aix-en-Provence, France (13094)
Date(s)
- Sunday, January 31, 2016
Keywords
- lait, fromage, beurre, produit laitier
Contact(s)
- Sylvain Burri
courriel : sylvain [dot] burri [at] univ-tlse2 [dot] fr
Information source
- Sylvain Burri
courriel : sylvain [dot] burri [at] univ-tlse2 [dot] fr
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Dairy products in Medieval and post-medieval Mediterranean countries: production, trade, consumption », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Thursday, December 17, 2015, https://calenda.org/351090
