Media
Article, “Digitalizzazione, fake-news, social network e realtà virtuale. Un resoconto del convegno ‘Nuovi media, nuovi miti'”, by Valeria Visciglia (on Lexia’s website), 22/12/2021 [IT]
![The programme!](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-21-at-14.32.37-2.jpeg)
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![Roberto Mastroianni, Museo Diffuso della Resistenza](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/03.jpeg)
![Cristina Voto, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269742099_488570002691365_97131718792151829_n-1024x768.jpg)
![Giancarlo Ruffo, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.40-1024x768.jpeg)
![Simona Stano, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.42-1024x750.jpeg)
![Gianmarco Giuliana, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269770163_488691946012504_378236676931030073_n-1024x768.jpg)
![Experimenting with VR!](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269710424_488691976012501_3047514898860564962_n-1024x768.jpg)
![Eleonora Chiais, Magdalena Maria Kubas and Francesco Galofaro, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/269851877_3056621991264205_2314775315184790481_n.jpg)
![Daria Arkhipova, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-23-at-13.43.45.jpeg)
![Federico Biggio, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-23-at-13.43.45-1.jpeg)
![Victoria Dos Santos, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-23-at-13.43.45-3.jpeg)
![Simona Garofalo, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-23-at-13.43.45-4.jpeg)
![Silvia Barbotto, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.47.44-1024x768.jpeg)
![José Luis Fernández, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and Massimo Leone, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.46-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Massimo Giannini, La Stampa](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.40-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Paolo Heritier, University of Eastern Piedmont](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.41-1024x768.jpeg)
![Giuseppe Tipaldo, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.42-1-1024x771.jpeg)
![Antonio Santangelo, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.43-1024x768.jpeg)
![Antonio Sgobba, RAI](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.44-768x1024.jpeg)
![Ugo Volli, Honorary Professor](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.44-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Gabriele Marino and Bruno Surace, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.44-2-1024x768.jpeg)
![Jenny Ponzo, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.45-1024x768.jpeg)
![Peppino Ortoleva](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.46-768x1024.jpeg)
![Giuseppe Morello and Mauro Coruzzi (alias Platinette), RTL102.5](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.30.46-2-1024x768.jpeg)
![Federico Vercellone, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-18.47.33-768x1024.jpeg)
![The final toast!](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-22-at-23.05.25-1024x769.jpeg)
Conference “Nuovi media, nuovi miti”, Photo Gallery, 21-22/12/2021
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Food for Thought, Book Presentation, #Semioboomer, 11/11/2021 [EN]
Conference video, “Foodologies: Nourishment, Language, Communication”, 15/06/2021 – Morning session [EN – FR]
#Semioboomer feat. Foodologies – 2, Book presentations session, in collaboration with Gabriele Marino and Bruno Surace, 15/06/2021 [EN]
Conference video, “Foodologies: Nourishment, Language, Communication”, 14/06/2021 – Afternoon session [EN]
#Semioboomer feat. Foodologies – 1, Book presentations session, in collaboration with Gabriele Marino and Bruno Surace, 14/06/2021 [IT]
Conference video, “Foodologies: Nourishment, Language, Communication”, 14/06/2021 – Morning session [EN – ES]
Lecture, “Dalla verità alla post-verità. Il discorso mitico tra passato e presente” (39’07” – 57’37”), XXVI National Conference of the Society of Philosophy of Language (SFL) Narrazioni, confabulazioni e cospirazioni / Narrations, Confabulations, and Conspiracies, 04/06/2021 [IT]
Lecture, “Semiosis in Digital Communication. The Foodsphere Between Disinformation and Misinformation”, International Conference Semiosis in Communication III: Culture, Communication and Social Change, 28/05/2021 [EN]
Our PI mentioned on the occasion of the International Women and Girls in Science Day, 11/02/2021
Interview for Query, the official journal of CICAP (Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sulle Pseudoscienze), 19/01/2021 [IT]
Food, Science… and Communication, Tips for food scientists, experts and stakeholders, 07/01/2021 [EN]
COMFECTION PI on “Research Champions” [I campioni della ricerca], Frida – UNITO’s Research and Public Engagement Forum, 29/12/2020 [IT]
Lecture, “Il Natale è servito. Miti, riti, traduzioni”, Roundtable Semiotica del Natale, 18/12/2020 [IT]
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Selected students’ posters, MA Course in Semiotics of Food Cultures, University of Turin, AY 2019-2020 [IT/EN]
Posters collection
Single posters (with active links)
Our special thanks to the students who realized these interesting works and agreed to share them in Open Access here. For the authors’ data, please refer to the information reported on the posters.
Article, “La salute vien mangiando… e raccontando! Passeggiata semiotica nelle cibosfere di oggi”, Frida – UNITO’s Research and Public Engagement Forum, 21/10/2020 (on the occasion of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food World Day” [IT]
Lecture “Nostalgia di un futuro passato: percorsi semiotici tra pre- e post-gastromania”, XLVIII AISS Conference Futuro passato, 09/10/2020 [IT]
Interview for “Futuro24”, “Viaggio verso il domani”, Rai News24, 09/10/2020 [IT]
Article, “Simona Stano racconta come la pandemia ha cambiato il nostro rapporto con il cibo”, Food&Science Festival – News & Stampa , 04/10/2020 [IT]
Article (and link to photo gallery), “Si conclude oggi il Festival che ha portato scienza e alimentazione a dialogare a Mantova. Sold-out gli oltre 100 eventi in programma”, Confagricoltura, 04/10/2020 [IT]
Video, “Progettazione europea, didattica e divulgazione scientifica” [European projects, teaching and science communication], Giornate di Orientamento, University of Turin, 14/06/2020 [IT]
Lecture, “Contro Natura”, by Dario Bressanini and Beatrice Mautino, Course in Semiotics of Food Cultures, University of Turin, 29/05/2020 [IT]
Educational materials addressed to high school students, “Food from an intercultural perspective: Tastes, identities, languages“, Handbook of Culture and Communication of Taste [on-line version], in collaboration with the Erasmus+ project “CuCoTa“, 10/05/2020 [EN]
Article, “Gastrosfere pandemiche” the Italian Association of Semiotic Studies (AISS)’ Diario Semiotico sul Coronavirus [Journal on Coronavirus], 14/03/2020 [EN]
Link to AISS (Journal’s articles in the right column)
Link to the AISS’ FB post
Link to the Journal (complete PDF version)
English version: “Pandemic conviviality: A dispatch from Italy”
COMFECTION on the website of ‘COMPACT’, a COST Action devoted to the “Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories”, 14/03/2020 [EN]
Lecture, “La pareidolia facciale come effetto di senso discorsivo e culturale: il caso del cibo”, Meetings on Meaning 2019/2020, University of Turin (Italy), 06/03/2020 [IT]
COMFECTION on Turin Municipality’s website, Public engagement activities within the Project “Bambine e bambini un giorno all’Università”, 19/02/2020 [IT]
Lecture, “The Emergence of the Face in Food Visual Patterns”, International Symposium Transhuman Visages: Artificial Faces in Arts, Science and Society, Polish Institute of Advanced Studies (PIASt), 28/01/2020 [EN]
![Food for Thought - Group Picture](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9032-1024x768.jpg)
![Ready to start!](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-8828-1024x753.jpg)
![Ugo Volli, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-8996-1024x768.jpg)
![Yael Raviv, New York University and Umami Food and Art Festival](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-8998-1024x768.jpg)
![Lisa Jacobson, University of California Santa Barbara](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9009-1024x768.jpg)
![Raffaella Scelzi, University of Bari](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9011-1024x768.jpg)
![Fabio Parasecoli, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9021-1024x768.jpg)
![Franciscu Sedda, University of Cagliari](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9034-1024x768.jpg)
![Jennifer Berg, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9035-1024x768.jpg)
![Cristina Greco, University of Business and Technology](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9038-1024x768.jpg)
![Henry Peck, University of Oxford](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9040-1024x768.jpg)
![Scott Barton, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9042-1024x768.jpg)
![Dafna Hirsch, Open University of Israel](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9051-1024x768.jpg)
![Bonnie Miller, University of Massachusetts Boston](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9054-1024x768.jpg)
![Mireya Loza, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9062-1024x768.jpg)
![Laura Prosperi, University of Milano-Bicocca](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9065-1024x768.jpg)
![Suzanne Cope, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9068-1024x768.jpg)
![Daniel Thoennessen, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9081-1024x768.jpg)
![Massimo Leone, University of Turin and Shanghai University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9097-1024x766.jpg)
![Dana Polan, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9131-1024x768.jpg)
![Bruno Surace, University of Turin](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9108-1024x768.jpg)
![David Bell, Ohio University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9123-1024x768.jpg)
![Theresa Moran, Ohio University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9126-1024x768.jpg)
![Simona Stano, University of Turin and New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ff23998d-b849-434e-9ada-7597d814488f-1-1024x768.jpg)
![Krishnendu Ray, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9134-1024x768.jpg)
![Deanna Pucciarelli, Ball State University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9132-1024x768.jpg)
![Lauren Wynne, Ursinus Coll., Gareen Hamalian, NYU Sch. of Med.](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9137-1024x768.jpg)
![Neve Durrwachter, Ursinus College](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9142-1024x768.jpg)
![Paolina Lu, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9144-1024x768.jpg)
![Emily Contois, The University of Tulsa](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9146-1024x768.jpg)
![Garrett Broad, Fordham University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9149-1024x768.jpg)
![Amy Bentley, New York University](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9159-1024x768.jpg)
![Conference dinner](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9187-1024x768.jpg)
![The conference directors Amy Bentley and Simona Stano](https://comfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG-9164-1024x768.jpg)
International Conference “Food for Thought”, Photo Gallery, 14-15/10/2019
[Note for speakers and chairs: As agreed during the Conference, all the pictures taken on Oct 14-15 have been uploaded here. If for any reason or at any time you would like any picture representing you to be deleted from this gallery, please contact us and we will do it immediately. Thanks!]
International Conference “Food for Thought” on NYU Steinhardt, NYU Events, 02/10/2019 [EN]
Interview for the European Researchers’ Night, Torino Scienza – Città Metropolitana di Torino, 23/09/2019 [IT]
Lecture, “Il crudo e il cotto (2.0). Discorso mitico e strategie di dissimulazione autoriale tra passato e presente”, Meetings on Meaning 2018/2019, University of Turin (Italy), 07/06/2019 [IT]
COMFECTION on NYU Steinhardt, NYU News: “Communication for Food Protection and Food for Thought”, 30/05/2019 [EN]
COMFECTION on FRiDa, UNITO’s Research and Public Engagement Forum – Research Story: “Siamo ciò che (non?) mangiamo: il cibo come sistema semiotico”, 08/01/2019 [IT]