Food, religion and conflicts. The school canteen as a meeting place

Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Martina Arcadu
Publishing Year 2023 Issue 2023/3
Language Italian Pages 20 P. 233-252 File size 229 KB
DOI 10.3280/MM2023-003013
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This work aims to show how today the topic of food connected to migrations and confessional practices poses new challenges in terms of peaceful urban coexistence between cultures. The research was conducted at national level in the two-year period 2020-2021 in the field of school canteens, intended as a meeting place between different cultures and practices, with the aim of explor-ing the degree of inclusiveness and openness with respect to the menu offer of ethical-religious type. We will try to understand the moment of the shared meal as a form of contact, arguing how food can be considered an identity space of self-affirmation and knowledge of the Other.

Keywords: food; conflicts; religion; school canteen; pluralism.

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Martina Arcadu, Cibo, religione e conflitti. La mensa scolastica come luogo d’incontro in "MONDI MIGRANTI" 3/2023, pp 233-252, DOI: 10.3280/MM2023-003013