ABSTRACT

This commentary outlines key social and cultural geographies highlighted by the current Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which evidence important opportunities for geographers to contribute to i) understandings of life and death during the pandemic; ii) associated policy developments; and iii) new theoretical insights. The pandemic has surfaced previously obscured or ignored deathscapes and geographical inequalities. Social and cultural geographical research can make a difference to society by capitalising on the increased attention given to issues of social justice, health, mobilities, housing, employment practices and digital access engendered by the pandemic, as well as the value of mutual aid, and the role of the arts in society, to name but some. We underline a particularly urgent need for research on social groups that are experiencing the impacts of the pandemic acutely, especially those with multiple intersectional burdens.

摘要

本评论概述了当前的2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行所突出的主要社会和文化地理环境，这为地理学家提供了重要机会，可帮助i）了解大流行期间的生死; ii）相关政策发展；iii）新的理论见解。这种大流行病以前浮出水面，甚至掩盖了死亡景象和地理不平等现象。社会和文化地理研究可以利用大流行引起的对社会正义，卫生，交通，住房，就业实践和数字获取的问题以及互助的价值的日益关注，从而对社会产生影响。艺术在社会中的作用，仅举几例。