Reflections on the Pandemic
COVID and Social Crises in the Year Everything Changed

Teresa Politano (Edited by), Patricia Akhimie (Contributions by), Marc Aronson (Contributions by), Ulla D. Berg (Contributions by), Kimberly Camp (Contributions by), Kelly-Jane Cotter (Contributions by), David Dreyfus (Contributions by), Adrienne Eaton (Contributions by), Katherine Epstein (Contributions by), Paul Falkowski (Contributions by), Rigoberto González (Contributions by), James Goodman (Contributions by), David Greenberg (Contributions by), Jonathan Scott Holloway (Contributions by), James W. Hughes (Contributions by), Amy Jordan (Contributions by), Vikki S. Katz (Contributions by), Mackenzie Kean (Contributions by), Amir Lighty (Contributions by), Revathi Machan (Contributions by), Stephen Masaryk (Contributions by), Yalidy Matos (Contributions by), Susan Miller (Contributions by), Yehoshua November (Contributions by), Joyce Carol Oates (Contributions by), Katherine Ognyanova (Contributions by), Gregory Pardlo (Contributions by), Steve Pikiell (Contributions by), Benjamin Pukert (Contributions by), Caridad Svich (Contributions by), Mary E. O'Dowd (Contributions by), Angelique Haugerud (Contributions by), Leslieann Hobayan (Contributions by), Stephanie Bonne (Contributions by), Mark Doty (Contributions by), Leah Falk (Contributions by), Naomi Jackson (Contributions by), Louis P. Masur (Contributions by), Louis Masur (Contributions by), Belinda McKeon (Contributions by), David Orr (Contributions by), Teresa Politano (Contributions by)

9781978831100

Hardback, published 12 January 2024

274 pages, 11 color images
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.463 kg

“The accounts within this volume tell the story of the COVID-19 pandemic and its complex intersection with every facet of our lives. Our shared trauma, loss, resilience, and hope are reflected in its pages. I thank the Rutgers community for these important reflections and for all they did to propel us through those difficult days.” - Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey "In Reflections on the Pandemic: Covid and Social Crises in the Year Everything Changed, stories of personal experience and scholarly expertise shine light on the intricacies of the pandemic years...[it] covers a range of topics that were relevant to the pandemic, including science, health, racial injustice, environmental issues, politics, relationships, mortality and more." (New Jersey Monthly)

Reflections on the Pandemic: COVID and Social Crises in the Year Everything Changed is a collection of essays, poems, and artwork that captures the raw energy and emotion of 2020 from the perspective of the Rutgers University community. The project features work from a diverse group of Rutgers scholars, students, staff, and alumni. Reflecting on 2020 from a number of perspectives – mortality, justice, freedom, equality, democracy, family, health, love, hate, economics, history, medicine, science, social justice, the environment, art, food, sanity – the book features contributions by Evie Shockley, Joyce Carol Oates, Naomi Jackson, Ulla Berg, Grace Lynne Haynes, Jordan Casteel, and President Jonathan Holloway, among others. This book, through its rich and imaginative storytelling at the intersection of scholarly expertise and personal narrative, brings readers into the hearts and minds of not just the Rutgers community but the world.

Contributors include: Patricia Akhimie, Marc Aronson, Ulla D. Berg, Stephanie Bonne, Stephanie Boyer, Kimberly Camp, Jordan Casteel, Kelly-Jane Cotter, Mark Doty, David Dreyfus, Adrienne E. Eaton, Katherine C. Epstein, Leah Falk, Paul G. Falkowski, Rigoberto GonzÁlez, James Goodman, David Greenberg, Angelique Haugerud, Grace Lynne Haynes, Leslieann Hobayan, Jonathan Holloway, James W. Hughes, Naomi Jackson, Amy Jordan, Vikki Katz, Mackenzie Kean, Robert E. Kopp, Christian Lighty, Stephen Masaryk, Louis P. Masur, Revathi V. Machan, Yalidy Matos, Belinda McKeon, Susan L. Miller, Yehoshua November, Joyce Carol Oates, Mary E. O’Dowd, Katherine Ognyanova, David Orr,  Gregory Pardlo, Steve Pikiell, Teresa Politano, en Purkert, Nick Romanenko, Evie Shockley, Caridad Svich, and Didier William​.