Banca de DEFESA: Maína Ribeiro Pereira Castro

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STUDENT : Maína Ribeiro Pereira Castro
DATE: 26/04/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: plataforma teams - link disponível na página do programa
TITLE:

“_Digital commensality: the human relationship with food mediated by communication technologies”

KEY WORDS:

“digital commensality, technology, netnography, scoping review, eating together”

PAGES: 1000
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUMMARY:

“_The act of sharing a meal with other people is known in the literature as commensality. There are a variety of ways of eating together that can be characterized in cultures around the world: from everyday situations to festive situations, in the family context and in other social relationships, at the table and also in other spaces, among others. From the virtualization of society in the contemporary era, other ways of sharing meals are beginning to be perceived, influenced by the presence of technologies before, during and after meals. With the aim of understanding how human relationships with food, when mediated by communication technologies, configure commensality in contemporary society, this thesis proposes to investigate this phenomenon through two studies. The first was a scope review that characterized the main scientific findings related to digital forms of commensality in the 21st century and identified possible relationships between commensality practices and collective health. 104 publications were selected that related commensality and technology in all contexts. Most studies used qualitative methodology; they were from the area of Design and Technology; used social media and video platforms or augmented reality prototypes/devices; and they referred to digital forms of commensality using different terms, which allowed a temporal analysis of the proposition of definitions of the studied phenomenon. With regard to issues related to collective health, the related studies pointed to the following subjects: family/community engagement, development of culinary skills, mental health and eating habits. The second study developed was a netnography carried out with a virtual community on Facebook composed of women who share on the table set in which we sought to describe and analyze the forms of commensality practiced by them either in person or virtually and their relationship with health. Through participant observation, interviews and field notes, it was identified that the community relates by sharing photos of the tables set and decorated for meals held at home, mainly for the family. Although they like to register their tables, the act of photographing them usually occurs before meals, since the use of mobile devices while sharing a meal is considered by them as a violation of good table manners. The practice of setting the table was recognized as an act of hospitality and an incentive to traditional eating, strengthening human relationships through shared food. It is noteworthy that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to sharing photos of the tables set, women reported practicing other digital forms of commensality and recognized the importance of the community for their mental health during the period of isolation. The frequency of thematic tables related to awareness months for the prevention of certain diseases, such as yellow September, pink October, blue November, proved to be a powerful strategy for communication in health at home, making these women multipliers of campaigns. In conclusion, this thesis reveals the variety of ways in which commensality has been practiced and investigated in contemporary society with regard to technological mediation, pointing out the importance of this phenomenon for the configuration of human relationships around eating. In addition, it raises the debate of relating such practices to collective health. ” 

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1701960 - ANA VALERIA MACHADO MENDONCA
Interno - 1063328 - EVERTON LUIS PEREIRA
Interna - 1425024 - MARIA FATIMA DE SOUSA
Externa à Instituição - MARIELLA SILVA DE OLIVEIRA COSTA - UFSC