Tag: DRC

: : Consolation, Compassion, and the Digital during COVID-19 in Kinshasa Author: Katrien Pype, associate professor, Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa, KU Leuven University (Belgium). […]

Care vs. Surveillance

Spells of moral panic and flashes of pride: Digital Kinois’ engagements with the search for a COVID-19 cure

by Katrien PypeMay 18, 2020

: : Author: Katrien Pype, associate professor, Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa, KU Leuven University (Belgium). She can be contacted at katrien.pype@kuleuven.be Fieldsite: Kinshasa, the capital […]

Responses to Social Isolation

Domesticating social distancing in ‘Digital Kinshasa’

by Katrien PypeMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020

: : Domesticating social distancing in ‘Digital Kinshasa’ Author: Katrien Pype, associate professor, Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa, KU Leuven University (Belgium). She can be […]

Finding and Sharing Online Information

Covid-19 News Flows in Kinshasa (DR Congo)

by Katrien PypeApril 21, 2020May 6, 2020

: : Author: Katrien Pype, Associate professor, Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa, KU Leuven University (Belgium). Fieldsite: Kinshasa, the capital city of DR Congo, home to […]