Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco

Self-Commodification and Spatial Friction: An Ethnographic Analysis of Rural Overtourism in Northwestern Italy

This study examines the socio-spatial dynamics of rural overtourism and landscape commodification in a peripheral municipality in Northwestern Italy. Employing a qualitative, longitudinal ethnographic design, data were collected between May 2020 and October 2021 in San Giovanni (...

More than a Meal: The Cultural Imaginary and Practices Behind Student Access to University Canteens in Milan

University canteens occupy a structurally significant position within European higher education, functioning simultaneously as food security infrastructures, socioeconomic equalizers, and community-building spaces. Yet, access to these services remains deeply uneven, shaped by fi...