Katy Fulfer

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May 13, 2020 by Katy

Thoughts on attentive listening in a masked, post-pandemic public

"When are things going to get back to normal?" is a question I hear often. Others point out that "normal" will be drastically different. On April 27, Ontario released A Framework for Reopening Our Province. The plan emphasizes the slow and the incremental. I imagine what changes I will encounter in the future: Will a server take my temperature before I enter a restaurant? At the movie theater, will there be several empty seats separating me (and the popcorn bucket) from my friends? Will I wear a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: At Home with Arendt Tagged With: applied philosophy, belonging, community, COVID-19, Hannah Arendt, listening, vulnerability

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