This announcement (from H-Food) about a conference next year on the Japanese tea ceremony made me curious: are there any traditional paperfolds associated with the ceremony or the way foods were served for it? If so, then someone ought to propose a paper for the meeting!
Karen 7/18/2017 > > *The 5th Ocha Zanmai Conference* > *Sunday, April 29, 2018*(with welcoming events on Saturday, April 28) > > *San Francisco State University**Ocha Zanmai* is an interdisciplinary > conference series that presents the latest research findings and > significant work in the study of *chanoyu* (the Japanese tea ceremony), > including various aspects of *chanoyu* culture as well as tea cultures of > countries other than Japan that contribute to furthering the understanding > and enjoyment of *chanoyu*. Scholars, students, tea masters of various > schools, museum curators, professionals, artists, and other individuals > whose work concerns the fields stated above are all welcome to present at > the *Ocha Zanmai* Conference. For the 2018 conference, *kaiseki* cuisine > chefs and tea-sweet confectioners are also welcome. > *What:* Any subject matter related to the 2018 conference theme: *Food > Culture of Chanoyu*. The main focus will be on tea sweets and *kaiseki* > cuisine. > We will consider a broad range of presentations, including historical > surveys, detailed studies of particular events, aspects, or > characteristics, and even on-site demonstrations. But cooking by fire is > not possible. > *How:* Send an English abstract (250~500 words) for a 20~30-minute > presentation with a separate cover sheet. The cover sheet must contain the > title of the paper, applicants’ full name, position, institution, email > address, street address, and telephone number. Please write the title on > the top of the abstract page but do not write your name or the institution > that you belong to. The cover sheet and the abstract will be separated for > a double-blind peer review. > *Where to send:* Send the abstract with the cover sheet by email > attachment to mmck...@sfsu.edu. > *Possible publication: *Successful papers will be invited for > publication in *Chanoyu and Tea Culture,* the *Ocha Zanmai* Conference's > proceedings volume. > > Contact Info: > Midori McKeon, *Ocha Zanmai* Conference Organizer and Professor of > Japanese > Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State > University > 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, U.S.A. > Contact Email: > mmck...@sfsu.edu Karen Reeds karenmre...@gmail.com Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, First Floor, Quiet Room. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up.) Princeton Public Library info: 609.924.9529 https://princetonlibrary.org/ Celebrating 11 years of paperfolding in Princeton! Our next meetings: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Wednesday, September 13, 2017
