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#payusviaBVN: Social Media, Lockdowns and Social Welfare in Nigeria
(2020-06-05)
Nigerians are employing social media channels to call out the government’s corrupt practices, particularly, the unequal distribution of monetary assistance meant for minimizing severe hardships caused by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Interrupting Privilege is Different in the Year 2020
(2020-06-08)
This essay describes the recent changes that have taken place with the Interrupting Privilege (IP) program. It explains how the program proceeded in the 2019-2020 academic year with new funding, location, and in light of ...
We were made for these times
(2020-06-09)
An immigrant from ex-Yugoslavia compares her experience of the 1999 NATO bombing of her home country with the experience of living in COVID19 times and invites the readers to connect to their own ancestors and ancestral ...
Waiting for the DACA Decision During the Pandemics: Two Perspectives
(2020-06-09)
The COVID-19 crisis highlights the critical contributions from DACA recipients as we await a decision on the future of DACA from the Supreme Court.
Colectivo de Medios Latinos: Collaborative Media Making for Latinx Communities in Response to COVID-19
(2020-06-08)
The essay describes a media collective effort that is providing Spanish-language and bilingual information about COVID-19 to Latinx communities, especially regarding health and safety.
Connecting through Physical Distance
(2020-06-06)
Connecting through Physical Distance are personal reflections of how the lockdown proved to be an enforced time-out to grapple with some troubling emotions and leading me on a path of reconnection with the self and others.
Corona on Two Continents: Same and Different
(2020-06-05)
I compare my situation during lockdown with that of a young Afghan named Morteza, who has been living in a refugee camp in northern Greece since 2016.
Rethinking life in the time of Covid-19
(2020-06-08)
Covid-19 again reminds me that Friendship, affection, and Communication are the neurons of life.
Sorry, academia is not relevant to the system!
(2020-06-08)
Invisible struggles of an academic mom whose lifework has been labeled not system critical
Lumpia in the Time of Coronavirus: Food and Community on Facebook’s Subtle Asian Traits
(2020-06-06)
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the lack of access to eateries and the inability to gather in person has pushed the Asian community to innovate in the ways that they share the food— and by extension, identity and culture ...