ABSTRACT

In this paper I explore the way everyday forms of creativity responded to the first wave of the coronavirus. I argue that these creative responses did two things. First, they demonstrated the rich agency that ordinary people have in shaping and sharing their experience of lonely isolation. Second, through the creative works generated and circulated, a critical lens was placed on the way that the pandemic carried forward the inequalities inherent in modern systems of governance. The article is divided into two main sections: the first looks at a range of creative works made by ordinary people to reconnect them to the social world. The second section looks at the creative works that were explicitly politicized and activist in nature, turning loneliness into a political project.

摘要

在本文中，我探讨了日常形式的创造力对第一波冠状病毒的反应方式。我认为这些创造性的反应做了两件事。首先，他们展示了普通人在塑造和分享孤独孤立经历方面的丰富能动性。其次，通过创作和传播的创意作品，对大流行病如何推进现代治理体系中固有的不平等进行了批判性研究。这篇文章分为两个主要部分：第一个部分着眼于普通人制作的一系列创意作品，以重新将他们与社会世界联系起来。第二部分着眼于那些在本质上被明确政治化和激进化的创作作品，将孤独变成了一个政治项目。