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Article: Why Boredom Affects Us So Much

  • By: African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program
  • April 17, 2020

Why Boredom Affects Us So Much 

If being isolated at home is starting to feel like your own personal prison, it’s because tedium is also used as a severe form of carceral punishment.

By Professor Saida Grundy

Read the article on The Atlantic. 

Article: Why Boredom Affects Us So Much

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