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oapen-20.500.12657-532312023-06-27T12:28:58Z Negotiating the Pandemic Ali, Inayat Davis-Floyd, Robbie Anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology This book centers on negotiations around cultural, governmental, and individual constructions of COVID-19. It considers how the coronavirus pandemic has been negotiated in different cultures and countries, with the final part of the volume focusing on South Asia and Pakistan in particular. The chapters include auto-ethnographic accounts and ethnographic explorations that reflect upon experiences of living with the pandemic and its implications for all areas of life. The book explicates people’s dealings with COVID-19 at various levels, situates the spread of rumors, conspiracy theories, and new social rituals within micro- and/or macro-contexts, and describes the interplay between the virus and various institutionalized forms of inequalities and structural vulnerabilities. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the volume relates to the past, describes the Covidian present, and offers futuristic implications. It enlists distinct imaginaries based on current understandings of an extraordinary challenge that holds significant importance for our human future. 2022-03-03T11:39:16Z 2022-03-03T11:39:16Z 2022 book ONIX_20220303_9781000556506_24 9781032034737 9781032028408 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53231 eng Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000556506.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003187462 10.4324/9781003187462 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb Knowledge Unlatched 9781032034737 9781032028408 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Routledge 350 open access
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This book centers on negotiations around cultural, governmental, and individual constructions of COVID-19. It considers how the coronavirus pandemic has been negotiated in different cultures and countries, with the final part of the volume focusing on South Asia and Pakistan in particular. The chapters include auto-ethnographic accounts and ethnographic explorations that reflect upon experiences of living with the pandemic and its implications for all areas of life. The book explicates people’s dealings with COVID-19 at various levels, situates the spread of rumors, conspiracy theories, and new social rituals within micro- and/or macro-contexts, and describes the interplay between the virus and various institutionalized forms of inequalities and structural vulnerabilities. Bringing together a variety of perspectives, the volume relates to the past, describes the Covidian present, and offers futuristic implications. It enlists distinct imaginaries based on current understandings of an extraordinary challenge that holds significant importance for our human future.
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