CSA&GSOCIAL DIS – EASE: A reflection
Excerpt from a forthcoming CSA&G monograph by Mary Crewe Folks, we either have a country or we don’t[1] Earlier in 2020, Paul Simon recorded from isolation, American Tune for Til Further Notice 03/19/2020: I don’t know a soul who’s not been battered I don’t know a friend who feels at ease I don’t know a dream […]
When losing means everything and nothing
by Pierre Brouard I have been having contradictory feelings about loss and Covid-19. On the one hand there is a sense that the virus has caused so many losses. Not only the obvious loss of life, or the losses of economic and other forms of certainty (noting certainty is ephemeral anyway), or the loss of […]
Locks Down and Quarantine Queens: Thoughts on Gender and Hair Fixation During a Global Pandemic
By Gabriela Pinheiro Introduction Throughout the month of April 2020, a quick and random survey of various social media and online news platforms has revealed a curious trend. At this time, the rapid spreading of COVID-19 has resulted in a coronavirus pandemic, killing more than 100 000 people globally[1]. Most of the world’s citizens are now […]