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Journaling will prove to be an important window into this historic pandemic, says professor
Most people are stuck inside, staring at screens all day, looking for ways to pass the time. It’s been this way since March, with few outlets for pent-up feelings.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenMost people are stuck inside, staring at screens all day, looking for ways to pass the time. It’s been this way since March, with few outlets for pent-up feelings. Some have turned to journaling as a way to vent — or just to memorialize this unprecedented year.
Rutgers University history professor Audrey Truschke is teaching a class this semester about how journaling during COVID-19 will paint a vivid picture of life during a pandemic for archivists for generations to come. She’s also been journaling all her life.
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5 of 5How COVID shutdowns are hurting kids’ brain development- 0:00Outdoor dining banned, outdoor gym classes allowed. Sorting through LA’s new stay-at-home order
- 8:33How remote education and playground closures are affecting children’s mental health
- 18:21Wildfire smoke is poisoning the Central Valley air. Some kids are paying a high price
- 26:29New Showtime film looks at John Belushi, a groundbreaking comic adept at slapstick and songwriting
- 40:52Journaling will prove to be an important window into this historic pandemic, says professorYou’re reading this