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Food, Media and Society search menu search content FOOMS Food, Media and Society What's FOOMS? FOOMS stands for Food, Media & Society. We are a group of scholars that study food in the context of media and social interactions. We focus on an interdisciplinary approach to study food and media. Most o…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Publications 2021 Exploring adolescents’ motives for food media consumption using the theory of uses and gratifications Ngqangashe, Y., Maldoy, K., De Backer, C. J., & Vandebosch, H. (2021). Exploring adolescents’ motives for food media consumpt…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Our Projects InFlOOD: A study about the influence of food media on food consumption patterns in Flanders Abstract The scientific goal of InFlOOD is to understand how food media (i.e. all mass communication about food with the exception of traditiona…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Our mission FOOMS (food, media and society) is a group of scholars that study food in the context of media and social interactions. Most of us are members of the research group MIOS. With MIOS we study media and interpersonal relations in organizati…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Master students 2020-2021 To be announced 2019-2020 Msc. Denise Decleene For my thesis, I want to investigate whether there is a polarization between carnivores and vegetarians. I was very triggered to do research about this topic since I have becom…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Junior researchers Dra. Isabelle Cuykx Isabelle Cuykx is a PhD researcher at the department of communication sciences, University of Antwerp. Her research focuses on the potential impact of food media and food endorsers on the food choices and eatin…

Sustainable water management search menu search content Society and government Society and Government How does society deal with water issues such as floods and droughts? How does society manage its precious water resources? Which governance arrangements are in place and are they effective, efficien…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Our members Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Charlotte De Backer Prof. dr. Charlotte De Backer is FOOMS coordinator and Associate Professor at the University of Antwerp, Dept. of Communication Sciences. She obtained her PhD at Ghent University in 2005. She ha…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Senior researchers Senior researchers supervise at least one of the junior researchers and support FOOMS' research funding Senior researchers from the University of Antwerp Prof. Dr. Karolien Poels Karolien Poels is a full professor of Strategic Com…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content About FOOMS Welcome to our FOOMS website! Here you can find all general information about FOOMS such as our mission statement, our team, and our ongoing projects. Would you like to join a FOOMS meeting? We would like to connect with you! Our goal is…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content Members Spokesperson Alexander Dhoest Member Nicola Brajato Sander De Ridder Priscilla Hau Nisa Irem Kirbaç Pieter Maeseele Steven Malliet Steve Paulussen Isabelle Rossaert Marc Van de Looverbosch Koen Van Parijs Thalia Van Wichelen Alexand…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects The Biopolitics of the Dressed Male Body: Understanding Normative Embodied Masculinities in Everyday Life in Belgium and Italy 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The overall aim of this project is to explore the relat…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content AMSoC Antwerp Media in Society Centre About The Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) studies how media both shape and reflect society at the same time. We disentangle the complex interplay between media industry, technology, representatio…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content Expertise Brajato Nicola My main expertise can be identified in the critical understanding of the socio-cultural and political relationship between fashion and masculinities. Thus, my academic work develops at the intersection of three speci…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content Publications Balancing boundaries : mapping parents' perceived concerns and opportunities of LGBTQ storylines in children’s television Source Media, culture and society - ISSN 0163-4437- (2024) p. 1-16 Author(s) Thalia Van Wichelen, Alexan…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Workshops & Seminars Our research team is excited to present different types of workshops and seminars that center around our topics of interest. In the future we will be inviting former FOOMS members as well as researchers invested in the food and …

38th Annual Conference of the Belgian Operational Research Society search menu search content 38th Annual Conference of the Belgian Operational Research Society Thursday 8 and Friday 9 February 2024 It's a wrap! We would like to thank all participants, presenters, sponsors and helping hands. Togethe…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Corona Cooking Survey Visit our international website www.coronacookingsurvey.com CoronaCookingSurvey In April 2020 we launched a survey to monitor peoples’ changes in food behavior because of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures. We also a…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Past Workshops & Seminars Workshop SenseMaker with Kristof Rubens - June 4, 2021 How can we listen to the large silent majority in research? Often when collecting experiences and stories from people of interest, our methods only allow us to tap in t…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Upcoming workshops & seminars Just Food, because it is never just food Conference- June 9-15, 2021 The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), the Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS), the Canadian Association for Food Stud…

Food, Media and Society search menu search content Invite us as speakers We are happy to present and discuss our research for companies, schools, and non-profit associations. We provide all workshops in English and Dutch. We only ask for a reimbursement of the speaker's travel costs. Here are some e…

Antwerp Media in Society Centre search menu search content Mission and members Mission Statement The Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) studies how media both shape and reflect society at the same time. We disentangle the complex interplay between media industry, technology, representation and …

Law International Society of Family Law Conference 2023 12 - 15 July 2023 International Society of Family Law Conference 2023 12 - 15 July 2023 Rethinking Law’s Families & Family Law? The ISFL 2023 conference extends to a wide and diverse range of topics and methods by sharing insights in more tha…