• Home
  • About
  • Submit
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Search
Menu Search

Corona Times

Understanding the world through the Covid-19 pandemic
Page 1 of 8 Older Posts

Covid-19 and the plight of youth living with HIV in South Africa

By Millicent Atujuna in Health Disparities on 28 Jan 2021

Focusing exclusively on Covid-19 risks overlooking the struggles of vulnerable groups dealing with other chronic illnesses.…

Covid-19, Nordic trust and collective denial: Sweden and Norway compared

By Camelia Dewan in Covid-19 Response on 21 Jan 2021

Sweden and Norway share many social, cultural and economic ties, but their Covid-19 responses are radically different. This essay explains why.…

Reviving humanity: Africa’s lessons for post-Covid education

By Takako Mino in Education on 21 Dec 2020

Indigenous African philosophies can help us transform school systems worldwide.…

No questions asked: the rise of loan sharks in lockdown South Africa

By Magnus Godvik Ekeland in Economy on 07 Dec 2020

As the economic effects of Covid-19 kicked in, Eastern Cape residents preferred to borrow money from loan sharks, rather than relying on family and friends.…

Convivial networks: how migrants cope with the pandemic in South Africa

By Tamuka Chekero, Helidah Refiloe Ogude in Inequality on 14 Sep 2020

Migrants in South Africa have formed their own networks of economic and emotional support to deal with crisis, but the state should do more to help them.…

Anchoring our days through the senses during South Africa's lockdown

By Joy Owen in Experiences on 20 Jul 2020

During full lockdown, my world paused. I became a witness to the easy flow of time, to the erasure of material differentiation between home and work.…

Privilege and pressure: international students in Germany during Covid-19

By Gordana Zhura in Experiences on 13 Jul 2020

As I struggled to come to terms with the distance that separated me from my loved ones, I started to feel guilty about whether I was performing well enough.…

Isolated twice: international students in Switzerland during Covid-19

By Annelise Erismann in Experiences on 10 Jul 2020

Covid-19 has reminded me that my quarantine existed way before it became a reality for everyone else.…

Page 1 of 8 Older Posts