Pandemic Protagonists. Viral (Re)Actions in Pandemic and Corona Fictions

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Abstract

During the first mandatory lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, citizens worldwide turned to »pandemic fictions« or started to produce their own »Corona Fictions« across different media. These accounts of (previously) experienced or imagined health crises feature a great variety of protagonists and their (re)actions in response to the exceptional circumstances. The contributors to this volume take a closer look at different pandemic protagonists in fictional narratives relating to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as in existing pandemic fictions. Thereby they provide new insights into pandemic narratives from a cultural, literary, and media studies perspective from antiquity to today.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBielefeld
Publishertranscript Verlag
Number of pages306
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-8394-6616-2
ISBN (Print)978-3-8376-6616-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2023

Publication series

NameCulture & Theory
Publishertranscript

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Arts and Humanities(all)
  • Social Sciences(all)

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