Intersubjectivity, Materiality, and Virtuality: What COVID-19 Day-life Taught a Teacher about Navigating a Global Crisis

This paper explores the intersections of intersubjectivity, materiality, and virtuality through the lens of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the experiences of a teacher. Using a self-ethnographic approach, it examines how subjective identity intertwines with material and virtual dimensions amid quarantine conditions. The study delves into how professional and personal boundaries blurred, as digital applications, social networks, and online interactions became integral to teaching and everyday activities. It highlights the impact of these changes on our understanding of human-technology relationships, emphasizing the need for new definitions in a technologically mediated society. Through detailed examples, the paper illustrates the complex intersubjective experiences that emerged in a context where the virtual increasingly permeated the material, redefining educational practices and social interactions.