Ep.8 - Humanity happens

from Global Transitions · host Aleka Bilan

Life transitions - birth, death, marriage, parenthood - are all still happening during this Covid-19 global pandemic. Sadly, too much dying.  However, what is at the core of these rituals? What will anthropologists record and historians remember about this episode in the human story? How is this epoch part of the enduring chain of humanity's journey? Through joyous celebrations and mournful losses, we ponder, we reflect, we move forward, together.

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Life transitions - birth, death, marriage, parenthood - are all still happening during this Covid-19 global pandemic. Sadly, too much dying. However, what is at the core of these rituals? What will anthropologists record and historians remember about this episode in the human story? How is this epoch part of the enduring chain of humanity's journey? Through joyous celebrations and mournful losses, we ponder, we reflect, we move forward, together.

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