Qualitative study explores the dual role of food provisions in expressing care and perpetuating dehumanization for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Can dignity be negotiated through a plate of food?Based on a qualitative study in São Paulo, Brazil, this essay draws on Dussel's philosophy of liberation to examine how institutional food provision for people experiencing homelessness simultaneously expresses care and reproduces dehumanization through everyday practices and power relations.
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