The Social and Cultural Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on Latin America

July 15, 2020 | The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the world in unprecedented ways, opening up opportunities in terms of social participation, cultural expression and representation, and overall societal construction and reform. The societal fractures it has caused coupled with concurrent crises in the areas of racial justice, gender and sexual equality, and democracy have prompted regional leaders in Latin America to find creative ways to tackle the problems these global upheavals have laid bare. Georgetown’s webinar series, “The Americas: Building the Future Together,” seeks to uncover trends and divergences across the region, aiming to uncover opportunities and best practices that can foster future growth and inclusion in the Americas.

This webinar brings together leaders in the fields of society, culture, literature, and political representation in order to examine how societies and cultures across Latin America have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The panelists will discuss the challenges that social movements and indigenous groups have faced in terms of health, economic stability, and social inclusion, as well as the creative ways that groups have organized and expressed themselves through democratic participation, popular mobilization, and artistic expression.