Archive of
Convivium Activities

March 7, 1998

• Glenn Kuehn presented a paper entitled, "Microwaves, Bread Machines, and the Technology of Disembodied Cooking" at the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The commentary was by Lisa Heldke (co-editor with Deane Curtin, of "Cooking, Eating, Thinking: Transformative Philosophies of Food").
• After a short discussion, Lisa and Glenn began thinking forming a new philosophy society about food.

August 10-16, 1998

• Glenn and Lisa meet again at the World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, Massachussettes and after soliciting the help of Ray Boisvert, the philosophy and food society began to develop.

February 27, 1999

• Convivum held its first sponsored session at the Socity for the Advancement of American Philosophy Conference in Eugene, Oregon. The session was entitled, "Why Should Philosophers Think About Food, and What Happens When We Do?," and the participants were the three founders of Convivium, Ray Boisvert ("Homo Sapiens/Homo Ritualis: What Happens When Philosophers Think About Food"), Lisa Heldke ("The Curry Files"), and Glenn Kuehn ("The Treasure of Thanksgiving: Aesthetic Spirituality in the Growing Community Puzzle")

December 3, 1999

• Representing Convivium, Glenn Kuehn gave an invited paper at Vanderbilt entitled, "Cooking, Eating: Aesthetic Education Through 'Virtual' Culture"

April 21, 2000

• Our second sponsored session took place at the Central Division meeting of the APA at the Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. Carolyn Korsmeyer (author of the new book, MAKING SENSE OF TASTE: FOOD AND PHILOSOPHY) of SUNY Buffalo, was the featured speaker and the commentary was by Ann Clark of St. Mary's College. Our session was chaired by Ray Boisvert. Dr. Korsmeyer's paper was entitled, "Delightful, Delicious, Disgusting: Eating Sublime and Terrible"
• Dr. Korsmeyer described her presentation in the following way

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