Pandemic Education and Viral Politics

By: Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley

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Synopsis: Viral modernity is a concept based upon the nature of viruses, the ancient and critical role they play in evolution and culture, and their basic application to understanding the role of information and forms of bioinformation in the social world. The concept draws a close association between viral biology on the one hand and information science on the other to understand ‘viral’ technologies, conspiracy theories and the nature of post-truth. The COVID-19 pandemic is a major occurrence and momentous tragedy in world history, with millions of infections and many deaths worldwide. It has disrupted society and caused massive unemployment and hardship in the global economy. Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley explore human resilience and the collective response to catastrophe, and the philosophy and literature of pandemics, including ‘love and social distancing in the time of COVID-19’. These essays, a collection from Educational Philosophy and Theory, also explore the politicization of COVID-19, the growth of conspiracy theories, its origins and the ways it became a ‘viral’ narrative in the future of world politics.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 118 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000282351
Related ISBNs:: 9780367635398, 9780367635404, 9781003119579
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/08/20
Copyrighted By:: Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley, The right of Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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