Negotiating the Pandemic : : cultural, national, and individual constructions of COVID-19 / / edited by Inayat Ali, Robbie Davis-Floyd

• Superior document: Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology
• TeilnehmendeR: Ali, Inayat (Medical anthropologist); Davis-Floyd, Robbie.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Medical Anthropology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (351 pages)

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 andits 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Constructing And Negotiating Covid-19 / Inayat Ali And Robbie Davis-Floyd -- Part 1. Auto-Ethnographic Reflections On Negotiating The Coronavirus Pandemic -- Part 2. Conceptualizing And Negotiating The Pandemic Across Professions, Cultures And Countries -- Part 3. Culturally Constructing And Negotiating Covid-19 In South Asia -- Part 4. Negotiating Covid-19 In Pakistan: Cultural Conceptions And Pandemic Responses -- Conclusions / Inayat Ali And Robbie Davis-Floyd.