Food and Migration: the Abacería Central Market of Gràcia (Barcelona)
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Local food markets are, aside from being places for provisioning, spaces for meeting and social interaction. This article engages in an analysis of the social and commercial relations exhibited in the geographical area of the Abacería Central Market, in the neighborhood of Gràcia (Barcelona): a neighborhood that, over the last two decades, has seen a significant rise in the number of residents arriving from other countries (primarily Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe). The Abacería Central Market and the synergy created among the different market stalls and businesses in the market’s immediate vicinity (whether these are ethnic or not) define a material and social space in the neighborhood that is key for understanding the social relations that are established at the local level.
Source: Anthropology of food
DOI: 10.4000/aof.6595
Authors: F.Xavier Medina, Danielle Provansal, Cecilia Montero
Institutions: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1605694580