TY - JOUR AU - Parker, Lana PY - 2022/06/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Ordinary Things: A Reflection on Race and Capital in the Pandemic JF - Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies JA - JCACS VL - 19 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.25071/1916-4467.40684 UR - https://jcacs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jcacs/article/view/40684 SP - 85-104 AB - <p style="font-weight: 400;">In response to the race-based, capitalist logics further exposed during the pandemic, I engage in poetic inquiry by weaving the words of Arundhati Roy in a multimodal <em>Vox Justitia</em>. I begin with brief rationale for the inquiry, noting that the pandemic has sharpened the harms of racism and capitalism, and has exposed the fragility of contemporary democracy. I then describe why poetic inquiring in general, and a <em>Vox Justitia</em> in particular, engaged through the writing of Arundhati Roy, offer a useful way to grapple with this moment. Finally, I proceed through the five movements of my <em>Vox Justitia</em>, employing images, news headlines, and excerpts from Roy’s writing, to contextualize my poetic analysis.</p> ER -