TrendLetter#6 Neo-Locality
Insight The pandemic arrived from afar but the infection risk occurred ‘here’ and it is here where we’ve organised and built our defence system. As… Read More »TrendLetter#6 Neo-Locality
Insight The pandemic arrived from afar but the infection risk occurred ‘here’ and it is here where we’ve organised and built our defence system. As… Read More »TrendLetter#6 Neo-Locality
During the so-called ‘normal times’ we used to take extra care to stay fit and well. The pandemic has activated in us a sense of the most primal danger – will the virus render us disabled, will we survive at all?
The pandemic disrupted our daily lives and social relationships. We are looking for activities, occasions and rituals which can bring back stability – or at least the illusion of one. Can the magic of Christmas – broadcast to us in churches, advertisements or wishes – deliver in the doom and gloom of 2020?
The pandemic not only puts our lives and health at risk but it also leaves its mark on the fabric of the society – through a changed distribution of responsibilities in the face of danger as well as its effect on the job market. Women can be considered the hidden victims of the pandemic.