MOURNING AND SENSITIVE HERITAGE: CASE STUDIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic caused health, social, and economic impacts, leaving deep traces in the collective imagination and in the way societies around the world experienced grief and preserved their memories. Many people resorted to pandemic diaries, recording their experiences, fears, and anxieties. These shared writings have become powerful tools for expressing emotions, processing loss, and creating unique historical records of this global crisis.