Gravediggers in Jakarta Race Against Time by Edy Susanto
Towards the end of April, under the blazing sun of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, gravediggers in Pondok Rangon Public Cemetery wielded their shovel and dug into the ground.
Creativity Against Distress in Self-Isolation in Bangkok by Ana-Lina Thoueille
The drawings include natural elements that interrogate our capacity to put environment in the center of the political and economic agendas. But more than this, they are my personal journey through fear and insecurity to learning to live with the pandemic.
COVID-19 and the Unfinished Agenda of Funding Zoonotic Diseases in Southeast Asia
In the last months, we have seen a growing number of philanthropists and private foundations pledge their resources to control the COVID19 pandemic and ameliorate its impacts.
From Fear to Resilience: Story Telling of COVID-19 in SE Asia
The new initiative has been launched by SEA-Junction and its partners to capture the other side of the story in times of the Coronavirus pandemic, with various art forms being called for; from photo sets to art essays.
COVID-19 and the Unfinished Agenda of Funding Zoonotic Diseases in Southeast Asia
In the last months, we have seen a growing number of philanthropists and private foundations pledge their resources to control the COVID19 pandemic and ameliorate its impacts.
Junior Gymnastics Athlete, Ave, Exercises at Home via Digital Apps by Toto Santiko Budi
In these COVID-19 times, Ave, a member of the Gavrila Gymnastics Club in South Tangerang City, Indonesia keeps practice artistic gymnastics at home five days a week not to lose her flexibility. Only now, she has to follow instructions online via the zoom application and use home-made equipments.
SEA Junction Special Issue
Dear Partners and Friends of SEA Junction As you may know, SEA Junction has been closed since 21 March and we are waiting for 1 June to see if the government’s measures to curb the Covid-19 will allow our host institution, the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC to function. As a result, all…
COVID-19 response ignores social context at our peril
The current COVID-19 discourse shows how little social scientists have made their voices heard, and should inspire us to do more and speak out louder_while keeping distance
Spiritual Shield Against COVID-19 in Bali by Garrett Kam, Gusti Putu Sudharta and Ni Komang Sutini
The Balinese believe that invisible demons cause illnesses, so they and their leader Durga, Hindu goddess of disease and death, must be appeased with offerings and prayers. This was the case also for COVID-19 and, besides taking preventive measures all over the island, rituals were performed to appease the deities and demons.
Insight: COVID-19 Response Ignores Social Context at our Peril
While frantically reading news about COVID-19, I wonder why the voices of social scientists and even public health specialists seem so subdued.