Living Freedom: ’The ’stolen years’: understanding the lockdowns’

Features the discussion ‘The ‘stolen years’: understanding the
lockdowns’ recorded at Living Freedom Summer School
2023.  


It’s not surprising lockdown was experienced as an era of
loneliness, anxiety and fear. In every arena, freedom, autonomy
and social life were restricted in favour of Zoom calls, family
bubbles, and vaccine passports. Some say we are seeing a
permanent shift in the experience of growing up. But to what
extent has Covid given rise to a distinct generational outlook?
Have habits of fraternity and solidarity been damaged irreparably
or can we rescue the idea of freedom from widespread
fatalism? 


 


LECTURER 


Dr Jennie Bristow sociologist, co-author, The Corona
Generation 


 


READ ON 


Why do young people still support lockdowns? Max Mitchell,
UnHerd, 25 March 2023 


Generation CUB – how the events of Covid, Ukraine and Brexit will
shape our teenagers’ lives forever Jennie Bristow, Telegraph, 10
March 2022 


 


LIVING FREEDOM 


Living Freedom exists to renew freedom through education and
debate, offering young adults the opportunity to explore ideas
and debate ideals as they relate to the past, present, and future
of freedom. See www.livingfreedom.org.uk and
@LivingFreedomUK 


 


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