Intolerable intersectional burdens: a COVID-19 research agenda for social and cultural geographies

Ho, E. L.-E. and Maddrell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2941-498X (2021) Intolerable intersectional burdens: a COVID-19 research agenda for social and cultural geographies. Social and Cultural Geography, 22 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1470-1197 doi: 10.1080/14649365.2020.1837215

Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/96311
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/14649365.2020.1837215
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Uncontrolled Keywords	Covid-19 age relationality ethnic and racial minorities gender intersectional inequalities migrants
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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