Masking in Pandemic U.s. - Beliefs and Practices of Containment and Connection

This anthropological study explores the beliefs and practices that emerged around masking in the United States during the Covid-19 pandemic.

List of contents

Introduction: Imaginaries, embodiment and the U.S. Covidscape; 1 Practices of containment and connection; 2 Sewing cloth masks and making do with uncertainty; 3 Performing care and worldmaking; 4 Response-ability and transformation of religious subjects; 5 Conclusion: Imaginaries of masking and unmasking

About the author

Urmila Mohan is an anthropologist of material culture and religion with a focus on bodily practices. She is associated with the Matière à Penser group, is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, University College London, UK, and is the founder/editor of the open-access digital journal The Jugaad Project. She has researched and theorized materiality, praxis, and aesthetics in diverse contexts including religious communities and maker groups in India, Indonesia, and the U.S.

Summary

This anthropological study explores the beliefs and practices that emerged around masking in the United States during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Product details

• Authors: Urmila Mohan, Urmila (University College London Mohan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032154251
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215425-1
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Routledge Focus on Anthropology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Health systems & services, Health systems and services