Covid and the Digital Revolution

The moment in history that the covid-19 pandemic crashed in upon, was already one undergoing rapid technological change. The existence of the internet both ensured the rapid global awareness of the virus’ very existence, and ...

Performance of Desire after COVID-19

By Sadegh Attari The image of lovers separated by a material object like a window or a wall, symbolising a barrier against their consummation of desire—be it physical, emotional, or moral—has been a common trope ...

The Economy

Although the rapid spread of Covid-19 elicited a global health emergency, by August 2020 the economic crisis that has followed in its wake looks likely to have a much broader and more lasting impact. The ...