THE RHETORIC OF OTHERING IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: LABELING COVID-19 AS A “FOREIGN VIRUS” IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE

SANJA  IVIĆ; RAJKO  PETROVIĆ

Autori

SANJA IVIĆ Institute of European Studies Belgrade
RAJKO PETROVIĆ Institute of European Studies Belgrade

Ključne reči:

COVID-19, ксенофобија, дискриминација, реторика другости, дискурс

Apstrakt

Сврха ове анализе је да идентификује обрасце и наративне парадигме у вези са пандемијом COVID-19, која се често представља у оквиру јавног дискурса као болест Другог или „страни вирус". Ослањајући се на критичку анализу дискурса, овај рад наглашава да и у источним и у западном друштвима постоје дискурзивне тактике којима се странци, као и избеглице, мигранти и припадници мањинских заједница етикетирају као одговорни за избијање пандемије COVID-19, носиоци вируса и претња јавном здрављу и социјалној сигурности. Дискурси и наративи о избијању пандемије COVID-19 приказују COVID-19 као страни вирус, истичући бинарне опозиције: ми/они, сoпство/другост, цивилизовано/назадно, грађанин/странац, Запад/Исток и слично. Овај рад наглашава сложеност динамике дискурса који теже повлачењу граница, који постају интензивнији и очигледнији у кризним временима. Поделе и негативни стереотипи који постоје у разним друштвима су само појачани кризом.

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