Camila Joustra
Biographic Data
| ID | 4273138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Camila Joustra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Camila |
| FAMILY NAME | Joustra |
| SIGNATURE | JOUSTRA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Diego Portales University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1467-0609 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Video diaries as a technique to approach social practices
This study examines the effectiveness of video diaries as a methodological tool for capturing social practices in their three dimensions: materialities, competencies, and meanings. Using examples from our research on the culinary practices of young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we demonstrate how this technique provides rich, situated insights into everyday life. Our result shows that video diaries enable real-time, immersive documentation, capturin…
Social change as a lifestyle
While classical models of social-movement research focus on protests and collective events, recent work has shifted toward an individualized approach to collective action within political participation and activism. Drawing on 73 in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we examine how participants themselves define and enact vegan activism in everyday life. Our results reveal that veganism transcends dietary choice…
The Way to Someone's Mind Is through Their Stomach
This article aims to understand how vegans promote a society without animal exploitation through food. Based on material from three years of fieldwork with young vegans in Santiago, Chile, this research shows that vegans utilize commensality and social media to present food as a joyful and friendly way to convince others about the viability of following a plant-based diet, avoiding conflict and evading talking about animals' exploitation. The int…
Social class and lunch
Purpose The social sciences have extensively studied meals; nonetheless, a few have investigated the menu format, with all the data originating from European countries. Within this framework, the novelty of this research is that it analyses the relationship between social class and lunch structure among adults in a Global South city: Santiago, Chile. Design/methodology/approach The study worked with data from the Survey of Commensality in Adults …
Veganism, cuisine, and class
These results demonstrate the relevance of social class in understanding the diversity of vegan practices, and they contribute to breaking stereotypes around this movement
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Vegan on a low budget
The adoption of veganism implies a change in food practices. This study investigates how low-budget people lead a vegan lifestyle. Using Bourdieu’s habitus and food sociology concepts, we analyze 884 posts on a Chilean Facebook group, in which members share low-budget vegan recipes. Our results show that low-income people enact veganism mainly by constructing cuisine based on their social class and avoiding animal consumption products. The defini…
Social class and lunch
Purpose The social sciences have extensively studied meals; nonetheless, a few have investigated the menu format, with all the data originating from European countries. Within this framework, the novelty of this research is that it analyses the relationship between social class and lunch structure among adults in a Global South city: Santiago, Chile. Design/methodology/approach The study worked with data from the Survey of Commensality in Adults …
Veganism, cuisine, and class
These results demonstrate the relevance of social class in understanding the diversity of vegan practices, and they contribute to breaking stereotypes around this movement
Social change as a lifestyle
While classical models of social-movement research focus on protests and collective events, recent work has shifted toward an individualized approach to collective action within political participation and activism. Drawing on 73 in-depth qualitative interviews with 40 young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we examine how participants themselves define and enact vegan activism in everyday life. Our results reveal that veganism transcends dietary choice…
The Way to Someone's Mind Is through Their Stomach
This article aims to understand how vegans promote a society without animal exploitation through food. Based on material from three years of fieldwork with young vegans in Santiago, Chile, this research shows that vegans utilize commensality and social media to present food as a joyful and friendly way to convince others about the viability of following a plant-based diet, avoiding conflict and evading talking about animals' exploitation. The int…
Video diaries as a technique to approach social practices
This study examines the effectiveness of video diaries as a methodological tool for capturing social practices in their three dimensions: materialities, competencies, and meanings. Using examples from our research on the culinary practices of young vegans in Santiago, Chile, we demonstrate how this technique provides rich, situated insights into everyday life. Our result shows that video diaries enable real-time, immersive documentation, capturin…
Organic Food and Agriculture (5 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (4 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)