The Rhetoric of Othering in a Time of Pandemic: Labeling Covid-19 as a "Foreign Virus" in Public Discourse

Ivić, Sanja and Petrović, Rajko (2020) The Rhetoric of Othering in a Time of Pandemic: Labeling Covid-19 as a "Foreign Virus" in Public Discourse. Kultura polisa, 17 (43). pp. 421-433. ISSN 1820-4589

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Abstract

This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affects social relations and social interactions. It will rely on critical discourse analysis in order to identify the pat-terns of power relations related to various political and media narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be shown that the pandemic crisis has contributed to the rise of xenophobia and discrimination, which is the result of fear of the Other being perceived as a carrier of the disease. Discourses and narratives about the COVID-19 outbreak portray CO-VID-19 as a foreign virus, emphasizing binary oppositions: we/they, self/other, civili-zed/barbaric, citizen/foreigner, West/East and so forth.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Depositing User: Mr Srboljub Peović
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2024 07:25
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2024 07:25
URI: http://repo.ies.rs/id/eprint/43

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