About

Research Context

Portugal

Research Interests

Food | Visual Anthropology | Multimodal Ethnography

Institutional Subunit

NOVA FCSH

Biographical Note

Inês Mestre holds academic degrees in Anthropology (PhD – NOVA FCSH and ISCTE–IUL) and Creative Documentary (Master's – Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona). Her doctoral research focused on the role of food, and in particular sweets, in creating heritage identity claims at the local and national levels in Portugal. More recently, she has begun exploring the relationships between food and immigration in the Greater Lisbon region, focusing primarily on the role of domestic cooking in everyday life. The production and analysis of images are common to several of her investigations. Her current research interests include food, film, and multimodal and collaborative methodologies.

Status

Associated (2025-11-15)