Ongoing research
GOA
January 2005 meant the start of the first FOST research project: 'European Culture and Identities. Diversity and Convergence in Food Habits, 1800-2000'.
This research project will investigate food habits over the past two centuries in order to gain insight in social and cultural diversity and convergence.
Daniëlle De Vooght explores the food habits of the aristocracy, more particularly the food culture at the nineteenth century royal court of Leopold II. More...
Steven Van den Berghe wants to find out whether and how social and cultural relationships surface in language use about restaurants in the (second half of the) 20th century. More...
Nelleke Teughels investigates the emergence of supermarkets and their influence on society's food habits. More...
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HOA
January 2009 brought forth the start of the second FOST research project. This HOA project is a combined effort with IMDO (Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology).
Historian Anneke Geyzen examines the myths, perceptions and constructions surrounding the quality of artisanal fermentable foods. More...
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Free research
Maureen Duru investigates the role of food in identity formation. More...
Olivier de Maret deals with Italian immigrants in Brussels, their meeting-places and the construction of identity linked to food and foodways between 1880 to 1935. More...
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Completed research
FWO
Inge Mestdag looks for changes in the (Flemish) eating habits by examining time budget data. Her research involves organizing a meal and how to fit it in daily life. More...
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Flemish government
Sofie Onghena prepared an exhibition on aristocratic desserts of the 19th century. More...
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