Canada-China Friendship Society
Invitation to a Presentation
Food Production and Food Waste in China
By Matthew Gaudreau
and
Hingman Leung
7:30 pm
Wednesday March 23, 2016
Hintonburg Community Centre
1064 Wellington Ave., Ottawa
(Free parking on site OC Transpo bus #2)
No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members.
Much of the food we eat is the product of various types of global interaction. Seeds are developed around the world. Grain, produce, and animal products are shipped across oceans. Much of this trade, research, and investment are conducted by businesses headquartered in OECD countries. However, China’s case is somewhat different, and is changing rapidly.
This original presentation will explore China’s evolving role in the global food system and discuss Chinese cultural attitudes towards food. The presentation will be followed by the viewing of an award-winning video on food waste in China, No Doggy Bag Please.
Matthew Gaudreau is a doctoral candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment. His research interests relate to global food politics and the political economy of food, while his dissertation focuses on China’s relationship to the global seed industry. He has previously published in the Journal of Environment and Development, Global Environmental Politics, and Canadian Food Studies, as well as a recent chapter in the book Facing China as a New Global Superpower. His presentation will introduce China’s changing place in the “global food system” with a view to the future.
Hingman Leung has built upon her Bachelor of Environmental Studies with a career in the Canadian Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, working on domestic and international waste policy, climate change, and Canada-China bilateral relations. Hingman has recently completed a Master of Arts in International and Intercultural Communications, complementing her science and policy background with human-based research methods. Her research interests aim to bridge the gap between science-based policy development and cultural studies to support sustainable development. Hingman will present her short documentary, No Doggy Bag Please, which was awarded the 2015 Public Ethnography Award. The documentary is is an ethnographic exploration of Chinese attitudes towards food and food waste. She hopes that the documentary can help start conversations about our food waste practices at home, as well as similarities and differences between cultural practices.
Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.
Invitation to a Presentation
Food Production and Food Waste in China
By Matthew Gaudreau
and
Hingman Leung
7:30 pm
Wednesday March 23, 2016
Hintonburg Community Centre
1064 Wellington Ave., Ottawa
(Free parking on site OC Transpo bus #2)
No pre-registration. Entry is free for CCFS members and $5 for non-CCFS members.
Much of the food we eat is the product of various types of global interaction. Seeds are developed around the world. Grain, produce, and animal products are shipped across oceans. Much of this trade, research, and investment are conducted by businesses headquartered in OECD countries. However, China’s case is somewhat different, and is changing rapidly.
This original presentation will explore China’s evolving role in the global food system and discuss Chinese cultural attitudes towards food. The presentation will be followed by the viewing of an award-winning video on food waste in China, No Doggy Bag Please.
Matthew Gaudreau is a doctoral candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment. His research interests relate to global food politics and the political economy of food, while his dissertation focuses on China’s relationship to the global seed industry. He has previously published in the Journal of Environment and Development, Global Environmental Politics, and Canadian Food Studies, as well as a recent chapter in the book Facing China as a New Global Superpower. His presentation will introduce China’s changing place in the “global food system” with a view to the future.
Hingman Leung has built upon her Bachelor of Environmental Studies with a career in the Canadian Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, working on domestic and international waste policy, climate change, and Canada-China bilateral relations. Hingman has recently completed a Master of Arts in International and Intercultural Communications, complementing her science and policy background with human-based research methods. Her research interests aim to bridge the gap between science-based policy development and cultural studies to support sustainable development. Hingman will present her short documentary, No Doggy Bag Please, which was awarded the 2015 Public Ethnography Award. The documentary is is an ethnographic exploration of Chinese attitudes towards food and food waste. She hopes that the documentary can help start conversations about our food waste practices at home, as well as similarities and differences between cultural practices.
Annual membership is $20 for individuals, $30 for a family, $12 for students and $17 for a student family. Membership forms are available at www.ccfso.org. For further information about the Society or this event, please consult our web site or www.facebook.com/ccfs.ottawa, send an email to ccfs.ottawa@gmail.com or phone 613-789-3318.
