In 2008, Rebecca Solnit wrote an essay called Men Explain Things to Me, and an anonymous responder coined the term “mansplaining”. In a recent article in The Guardian, Solnit comes back to the issue, warning that the absurdity of the phenomenon tends to hide serious...
In the autumn of 2021, the Swedish COVID-19 vaccination roll-out was in full progress and vaccines had become available for all Swedish adults. Although there was a sufficient vaccine supply, it became increasingly evident that the vaccination rates were significantly lower among populations of foreign-born...
Facemask usage is from an international horizon heavily associated with political views. But how have people actually made sense of masks as a protective measure beyond political controversies during the COVID-19 pandemic? This study suggests that people's cultural norms and values are decisive in shaping...
