After Lockdown, Opening Up: Psychosocial Transformation in the Wake of COVID-19

Abstract

This edited volume examines the psychosocial transformations experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, and envisions those that might lead to a more equitable society as we 'open up'. The book integrates psychoanalysis, sociology, cultural studies, and psychology to address three main areas: personal experiences of the lockdown, new formations of power and desire that the lockdown has shaped, and global concerns related to the pandemic. Within those three areas, the chapters discuss key themes that include the uses of space during lockdown; experiences of death, loss, and domestic violence; race and the pandemic; technology, media, and viral media; chronic illness; handwashing and COVID-19; and conspiracy theories.

Drawing together academics and practitioners with a common vision of social justice and active pedagogy, the contents of this volume combine experiential writing with cutting-edge, theoretically-informed interdisciplinary debates. The book advances and demonstrates the productive diversity of psychosocial studies, drawing on psychoanalytic theories, critical psychologies, critical theories, critical race theories, process philosophies, affect theories, and critical pedagogy. In doing so, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences.

Citation

Ellis, D., & Voela, A. (Eds.). (2023). After Lockdown, Opening Up: Psychosocial Transformation in the Wake of COVID-19. Springer

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Publication Date: Jan 21, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 22, 2025
• Publisher: Springer
• Series Title: Series in the Psychosocial
• Series ISSN: 2662-2629; 2662-2637
• ISBN: 9783030802776
• Keywords: Psychosocial process philosophy affect theory Critical Pedagogy Critical Race Studies psychoanalytic theoCovid-19; health inequalities; pandemic; viral media; Public Health; Conspiracy theories; post-Lockdown; ethics of care; Lac
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10336846
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-80278-3
• Related Public URLs: https://link.springer.com/series/14464