Who are you? What do you do? What do you bring? A florin!
This essay elaborates upon some ethnographic notes taken during informal participant observation by a freelance cultural anthropologist living in Turin (capital of Piedmont, one of the regions most affected by COVID-19) during the pandemic in Italy. The essay explores many issues faced by Italian re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2021-01-01
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| Series: | PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/7423 |
| Summary: | This essay elaborates upon some ethnographic notes taken during informal participant observation by a freelance cultural anthropologist living in Turin (capital of Piedmont, one of the regions most affected by COVID-19) during the pandemic in Italy. The essay explores many issues faced by Italian residents during the lockdown, including inequality and grassroots initiatives, isolation conditions in a variety of contexts (home, prisons, retirement homes), stereotypes of Italians from abroad, the misunderstanding of personal distancing guidelines and the concept of family and community.used to face the fear.
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| ISSN: | 1449-2490 |