A Time of Covidiocy: Media, Politics, and Social Upheaval

Author:   Daniel Ian Rubin ,  Faith Agostinone Wilson
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   8
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9789004499997


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   29 July 2021
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Author:   Daniel Ian Rubin ,  Faith Agostinone Wilson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   8
Weight:   0.344kg
ISBN:  

9789004499997


ISBN 10:   9004499997
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   29 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Revealed 2 Blame China: Trump and Anti-Asian Sentiment during COVID-19  1 Introduction  2 Ineptitude, Lies and Conspiracy Theories  3 Trump’s History of Racism  4 Asian Stereotypes Overview  5 The Media Construction of China as Economic Powerhouse  6 Treatment of Asians during COVID-19  7 Conclusion 3 Work or Die: The Dominance of the Capitalist Class in Determining Media Messaging around COVID-19  1 Introduction  2 Compartmentalization  3 Magical Thinking  4 “COVID Fatigue”  5 Subsidizing Normalcy  6 Conclusion 4 From “Disposable” to “Essential”: A Critical Analysis of the Worker  1 Introduction  2 The Value of the Worker  3 Perception of the Worker  4 Effects of COVID-19 on the Black and Latinx Worker  5 Big Business and Media Hypocrisy  6 Conclusion 5 Shutdown Meltdown: How the Quarantine Has Revealed the Ideological Collapse of the Nuclear Family Model  1 Introduction  2 Neoliberalism and the Nuclear Family  3 Existing Inequities  4 Do It Yourself  5 Conclusion: Reconsidering Capitalism 6 Misleading the Populace in the Age of the Coronavirus  1 Introduction  2 Laying the Groundwork  3 Fox and the COVID-19 Misinformation Machine  4 Trump, M.D. and the (Non) Experts  5 COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories  6 Conclusion 7 Unmasked: A Dialectical Exploration of the COVID-19 Protests  1 Introduction  2 Background  3 Core Themes  4 Conclusion 8 Conclusion: The George Floyd Protests as a Rejection of “Returning to Normal”  1 The Tipping Point  2 There’s No Going Back Index

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Daniel Ian Rubin, Ph.D. (2013), New Mexico State University, is Adjunct Professor at the University of Redlands’ School of Education and a K12 English teacher. His research interests include antisemitism, English/Language Arts, and issues of social justice, multiculturalism, and diversity. Faith Agostinone Wilson, Ed.D. (1998), Oklahoma State University, is Professor of Education at Aurora University. She has published in the areas of media and policy analysis, including Enough Already! A Socialist Feminist Response to the Re-Emergence of Right-Wing Populism and Fascism in Media (Brill, 2020).

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