Essay on Pandementia : when the characters and microbes of science fiction jump off the screen and invade the planet

This essay intends to carry out an ethical and philosophical reflection on the effects of the emergency contingencies of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on Brazil, it seeks to understand, critique, and attribute meaning to references to the pandemic, in particularly dramatic moments brought about by the synergy produced between the serious disease affecting the country and the world and a government that stands out for its remarkable unwillingness and inability to deal with this calamity. This text was written during the Brazilian "quarantine," which lasted from mid-March to late April, 2020. During this period, we were bombarded by facts that never ceased to haunt us, and lived each day under the terrible dominion of the pandemic. Therefore, this text was written in the midst of a social context marked by control efforts, with great attention directed at the health of those affected, despite the complex political framework and serious economic difficulties facing the country.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Salud colectiva - 16(2020) vom: 29. Okt., Seite e2995

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Ensayo sobre la pandemencia: cuando los personajes y microbios de la ciencia ficción salen de la película

Beteiligte Personen:

Castiel, Luis David [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Communicable Diseases
Epidemiology
Health Risks
Journal Article
Pandemics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.11.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18294/sc.2020.2995

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317156063