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2020-05-26Isolation Entertainment
A photo showing a slice of quince and apple pie and the set-up for the board game 'Wingspan,' both symbols of the happier moments of the pandemic for me. Staying at home has given me the opportunity to make ridiculous amounts of pie - something I've always wanted to do - and play ridiculous amounts of board game, which I've always loved. It's important to find things to enjoy right now, and these are some of mine. -
2020-05-13Becoming Austen heroines in Quarantine
An article on whimn.com reflecting on how the novels and adaptations of Jane Austen are not only great isolation comfort reads, but mimic the rhythm of life in isolation. -
05/18/2020An Example of Quarantine Romance Fiction
This is one of many examples of quarantine or lockdown themed romance and erotica currently for sale on Amazon Australia, reflecting trends in comfort reading, the response of entertainers and creators to the crisis, and the way COVID-19 has become inescapable in popular culture. *HUM402 *Photo of a kindle screen, showing the bookcover -
05/13/2020Eurovision Cancelled for first time in 64-Year History
For the first time in its 64-year-history, the Eurovision song contest has been cancelled due to the effects of Covid-19. This is the official statement from the European Broadcasting Union following the cancellation, and will be followed by an outpouring of support and efforts to celebrate Eurovision despite it not happening this year. #HUM402 -
13/05/2020Masterchef Australia's Perfect Storm
HUM402 In April 2020, Masterchef Australia premiered its 12th season, and received the best ratings in years. As well as featuring old 'Fan Favourite' contestants, for a stressed out nation in lockdown the nostalgia, comfort, and domesticity of Masterchef, and the lack of other places to be of an evening, definitely contributed to the shows success. I know my family is hooked for the first time in eight years, and Masterchef has become something we look forward to doing together every evening. -
2020-03-23
Coronavirus in a Fictional Country
HUM402 - Bestselling Author Meg Cabot returns to the world of 'The Princess Diaries' - a highly successful novel series about a New York teenager who discovers she is the princess of a small European country - to explore how her central character would react to the pandemic as the Queen of Genovia in a way that is funny and comforting. -
2020-05-07An example of Coronavirus Themed Romance Fiction - 'Love Under Quarantine' by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan
HUM402 This novel, published on the fifth of May 2020 and currently a best-seller on Amazon Australia, is one of many examples of COVID-19 or Quarantine themed romance novels, in which both the hero and heroine are in lockdown but fall in love regardless. In a twitter thread announcing the book, Scott explained that writing 'Love Under Quarantine' was a way to process the stress and depression of the current historical moment by giving it a "hopeful ending." The fact that people are buying and reading this book, and books like it, shows the power and necessity of feel-good cultural texts during the pandemic.