Entre comida y nación: negociando comunalidad en la diferencia

• Autor: Claux, Denise
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Universidad Científica del Sur
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/2139
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/desdeelsur/article/view/2139
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Diferencia; poder; clase; identidad nacional; gentrificación; gastronomía; Difference; power; class; national identity; gentrification; gastronomy

Avenida Mariscal la Mar is located in the urbanization of Santa Cruz, within the popular district of Miraflores, in the city of Lima, Peru. For years, this area was considered the «red zone» of Miraflores. However, the last two decades have witnessed significant economic, social, and cultural transformations, led by an evident investment in the gastronomic sector. Today, in La Mar, the national gastronomic revolution unfolds against a background of gentrification, where restaurants shape the new profile of the avenue and change the barrio experience. Focusing on the story of Juan, a former resident of Santa Cruz, who now works in the area, this article explores the power dynamics arising in this context of change, delving into the values, limits, and meanings that inform identity practices in this setting. Specifically, this investigation analyses Juan’s personal and subjective journey through experiences of nation and class, negotiated as spatiotemporal experiences of power and difference narrated in his everyday stories of self and place.