TY - BOOK ID - 101191004 TI - Negotiating the Pandemic : cultural, national, and individual constructions of COVID-19 AU - Ali, Inayat. AU - Ali, Inayat AU - Davis-Floyd, Robbie. PY - 2022 SN - 1000556506 1003187463 1000556638 1032028408 1032034734 9781003187462 9781000556506 9781000556636 PB - London : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Social Science KW - Social sciences KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Anthropology KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 KW - -Social Science KW - Social aspects KW - -Social sciences KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023 KW - Social sciences. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101191004 AB - 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. ER -