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Äta tillsammans: En etnologisk studie om betydelsen av allergianpassade sommarläger

Berglund, Ellen LU (2026) ETNK02 20252
Division of Ethnology
Abstract
This paper examines personal accounts of living with allergies. By interviewing adults with
childhood experience of allergy summer camps and by writing an autoethnographic journal I
analyze how these summer camps can exhibit a way to make everyday life of the allergic
individuals easier. An allergy may affect a person's lifestyle in many ways and you encounter a
lot of difficult experiences in life, you might not be able to take part in the same activities as your
peers. What happens to commensality when the food you eat is visibly different from the others?
First, I look at everyday life by discussing the visibility of the illness, how it affects social
life and how to navigate different scenarios. Second, I discuss the same... (More)
This paper examines personal accounts of living with allergies. By interviewing adults with
childhood experience of allergy summer camps and by writing an autoethnographic journal I
analyze how these summer camps can exhibit a way to make everyday life of the allergic
individuals easier. An allergy may affect a person's lifestyle in many ways and you encounter a
lot of difficult experiences in life, you might not be able to take part in the same activities as your
peers. What happens to commensality when the food you eat is visibly different from the others?
First, I look at everyday life by discussing the visibility of the illness, how it affects social
life and how to navigate different scenarios. Second, I discuss the same aspects but at summer
camp. Can these experiences create a community or identity for the participants? (Less)
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author
Berglund, Ellen LU
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organization
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ETNK02 20252
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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language
Swedish
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9222092
date added to LUP
2026-02-06 16:11:20
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2026-02-06 16:11:20
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  abstract     = {{This paper examines personal accounts of living with allergies. By interviewing adults with
childhood experience of allergy summer camps and by writing an autoethnographic journal I
analyze how these summer camps can exhibit a way to make everyday life of the allergic
individuals easier. An allergy may affect a person's lifestyle in many ways and you encounter a
lot of difficult experiences in life, you might not be able to take part in the same activities as your
peers. What happens to commensality when the food you eat is visibly different from the others?
First, I look at everyday life by discussing the visibility of the illness, how it affects social
life and how to navigate different scenarios. Second, I discuss the same aspects but at summer
camp. Can these experiences create a community or identity for the participants?}},
  author       = {{Berglund, Ellen}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Äta tillsammans: En etnologisk studie om betydelsen av allergianpassade sommarläger}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}