Chapter 6 Audience Group Experiences

DOI: 10.4324/9781003267522-6

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

Anaïs Nin

We have been saying, throughout the first several chapters of this book, how not everyone has experienced COVID in exactly the same way. To talk about differing experiences in the COVID pandemic, however, is not just to talk about how the Netflix show I binged-watched was different from the Netflix show you binged-watched. Rather, there have been disparities in experiences related to people's health, safety, well-being, and ability to thrive. Experiences related to...

The risk of infection.

Quarantine and shutdowns.

The need to work.

Food and housing insecurity.

Dwelling type.

Geographic location.

Distrust. ...

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