Covid-19

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Digital Superhero Comics vs. Coronavirus: the comic book industry in times of COVID-19

Article

Bruno Porto

12/05/2020

12 minutes to read

The digital superhero comics business received a relevance boost in early 2020, when print comic books distribution was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. How has this affected the medium's most prominent genre, the Superhero?

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Covidiots and the ‘stay home behavioural script’

Paper

Lisa van Turnhout

Mike Muijen

Suzan Cortenraad

08/05/2020

11 minutes to read

The corona crisis has shown how quickly cultural repertoires can change when society is at risk. The norms we used to take for granted are now turned upside down, changing the way we perceive others and ourselves.

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When myths collide: Bolsonaro’s reaction to the coronavirus crisis

Article

Ulisses Sawczuk da Silva

29/04/2020

16 minutes to read

The article discusses processes of mythification employed to support Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's controversial reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mainstream and "new" media work together in the construction of myths with political ends.

Online proctoring: how the corona crisis makes some students more equal than others

Column

Linnet Taylor

22/04/2020

6 minutes to read

In the coronavirus crisis, many universities - including Tilburg University - set up online exams and proctoring to ensure students can graduate. Linnet Taylor (Tilburg University) highlights the problems this brings, suggesting alternatives.

Covid-19: A World United, A World Apart

Column

Ana Deumert

30/03/2020

8 minutes to read

Covid-19 affects us all, but it affects us differently. In this column I look at #StayAtHome policies outside of middle-class realities, and argue for caring and compassionate policy interventions that support the most vulnerable.

Coronavirus and digital culture

File

The coronavirus has devastating effects around the world: it has stopped or at least seriously diminished offline social life. At the same time, the coronavirus produces enormous social activity online.