Abstract

BOITO, María Eugenia; HUERGO, Juliana  and  ACOSTA, Laura Débora. Work in Soup Kitchens during the Pandemic in Contexts of Mediatization/Commercialisation of the Social Experience. Córdoba, Argentina. Temas debates (En línea) [online]. 2023, n.46, pp.115-138. ISSN 1853-984X.

This paper analyzes the women's narratives about working in soup kitchens during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the city of Córdoba (Argentina), in 2020/2021. This research derives from a large study, which has a mixed methodological approach. The quantitative phase (n: 680 households) reveals asymmetric effects: the socio-segregated sectors had a higher risk of job loss or lower income than the rest of the population (63% vs 42.4%). The qualitative phase (n:10) shows that the food demand increased exponentially. The central contribution of the research is to show that -in a pandemic situation and against the advertising discourse- the possibility of accessing and using social networks was not only unequally according to social class, but that women from subaltern social classes dispute in action with the dominant ideological constructions about this notion of equality associated with technological mediatisation. In addition, some redefinitions of domestic space/time and collective tasks are observed during the period of confinement, given the increasing demands and obstacles, as well as the impact on the caring bodies.

Keywords : work; soup kitchens; COVID-19; socio-segregated sectors; mediatisation; commercialisation.

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