COVID-19 in Brooklyn: Everyday Life During a Pandemic

COVID-19 in Brooklyn: Everyday Life During a Pandemic explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ordinary people living in the super-gentrified Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park Slope and Greenpoint/Williamsburg. The authors discuss research methods, theories, and media sources about the pandemic, placing their personal experiences in the broader context of global and national medical emergencies, economic, social, and political unrest. They examine racial and economic inequities that affected the lives of other Brooklynites, including public health measures and lack of access to basic necessities. The book also addresses cultural and economic shifts and considers how they will impact future urban life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

COVID-19 in Brooklyn: Everyday Life During a Pandemic delves into the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of ordinary individuals residing in the highly gentrified neighborhoods of Park Slope and Greenpoint/Williamsburg. The authors, who chose to bunker down during the 2020 lockdown, provide a firsthand account of their experiences within these communities.

By contextualizing their private lives within broader scientific and public realms, Krase and DeSena explore a diverse range of research methodologies and theories, as well as print and internet media sources that shed light on the pandemic. Through a combination of words and images, the scholar-activist authors place their personal narratives and those of their family and neighbors within the broader context of global and national medical emergencies, as well as related economic, social, and political unrest, including widespread unemployment, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the contentious 2020 presidential election.

Utilizing a distributive social justice lens, they examine their own privileges and uncover the racial and economic disparities that affected the lives of fellow Brooklynites. These disparities encompassed public health measures and limited access to essential urban living necessities. The book also addresses the cultural and economic transformations that occurred at the onset of the pandemic, contemplating their potential implications for future urban life. It raises questions about what the new normal in business, entertainment, education, housing, and work will entail locally and globally.

This extensively illustrated book serves as a valuable local study of the pandemic's impact on ordinary individuals in Brooklyn. It holds immense interest for students and researchers in the humanities and social sciences.

Weight: 310g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032295534