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Experiences

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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.…

The plight of domestic workers during India's lockdown

By Samira Agnihotri in Inequality on 06 Jul 2020

Domestic workers in the city of Bengaluru face multiple discriminations across class, gender and caste lines. The lockdown has made their lives harder.…

South Africa's response to Covid-19 and the ghosts of apartheid

By Susan Levine in Experiences on 21 May 2020

The memories of apartheid trauma linger on, as marginalised South Africans endure the challenges of the lockdown.…

Beauty in confinement: how protective face masks are changing femininity

By Lilian Lem Atanga in Gender on 20 May 2020

As wearing a face mask becomes compulsory in many countries, tailors and designers are turning necessity into fashion.…

Writing poetry, writing the oceans in pandemic times

By Rose Boswell in Experiences on 18 May 2020

We need poetry and art to evoke, articulate and hopefully heal the turbulent emotions brought by the pandemic.…

Once upon a pandemic: a meditation on academic life in corona times

By Eddie Ombagi in Experiences on 14 May 2020

It has come to a point where I must understand that this crisis is not a mark of loss, but a desire to remember.…

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