2022 Tufts Food Systems Symposium Unpacking Meat: Values, Cultures, Futures

What does meat mean to you? This symposium brings together a range of actors from different disciplines and practices to promote dialog, share insights, and gain new perspectives on this question. Why meat? Animals raised for human consumption are at the center of discussions on how to create a more sustainable, just, and resilient food system. Our relationships to meat raise big questions about how to address climate change, whether meat can be part of a sustainable diet, and what it means to practice our values. Because there are multiple ways of knowing and engaging the topic of meat, this symposium will convene diverse individuals and groups, from scientists and entrepreneurs designing alternative proteins to artists and researchers creating visual and ethnographic representations of industrial meat production.

This University-wide event is open to all. This year’s symposium is organized by the Environmental Studies program with funding from the Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series, and is co-sponsored by The School of Arts and Sciences, The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, Science, and Policy, The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts and The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.