Katy Fulfer

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March 23, 2020 by Katy

Social distancing, loneliness, and friendship

I've been listening to Canadaland's isolation interviews. When The Globe and Mail's Robyn Doolittle was asked about the strangest thing that she had done that day, she replied that it was doing her normal job as an investigative journalist, working from home (where her partner and young children also are) on stories that have nothing to do with COVID-19. Like many, I feel constantly distracted by COVID-19 Dolittle's comment resonates with me. I feel odd working on a series entitled "At Home … [Read more...]

Filed Under: At Home with Arendt Tagged With: COVID-19, friendship, Hannah Arendt, isolation, loneliness, quarantine, social distancing

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