Seidler, Victor. 2024. Covid-19 and Global Inequalities: Vulnerable Humans. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781032284453 [Book]

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This timely and powerful autoethnography traces the spread of and responses to Covid-19: from the uncertainty surrounding its outbreak, to its devastating and continued aftermath. Following the virus in real time, it explores the fears, risks and responses to the global pandemic, and how it has shaped our everyday lives against the backdrop of social and political upheaval, and the looming climate crisis.

Social theorist and moral philosopher, Victor Jeleniewski Seidler, discusses fundamental questions of inequality and injustice regarding race, class and gender brought to the fore by the visibility of varying risk levels, vulnerabilities and protections provided by legislative measures against the virus. This interdisciplinary analysis scrutinises values, ethics, responsibilities and uncertain futures formed by the global health crisis, and evaluates media and communications strategies, government responses and political communications at domestic and international levels. Seidler shares critical insights into the cultural history of pandemics, highlighting lessons to be learned from anticipating, preparing for and enduring moments of crisis. Perceiving how the pandemic and climate emergency are interwoven, the book concludes with an urgent call to rebuild sustainable economic, political and ecological imaginations.

This wide-reaching volume will appeal to a broad academic readership in environmental studies, sociology, philosophy, health studies, cultural studies, gender studies, media and communication.

Item Type:	Book
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296874
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology
Date:	22 March 2024
Item ID:	36351
Date Deposited:	17 May 2024 11:15
Last Modified:	17 May 2024 11:15
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/36351

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