COVID-19, Discipline and Blame

The preventive measures implemented to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Italy involve the self-confinement of the population. At the same time, I argue, an ethos of self-discipline is promoted, leading to ambiguous results. Although the pandemic may allow some people to imagine a different futur...

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Main Author: Davide Casciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Extreme Anthropology Research Network 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Extreme Anthropology
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/JEA/article/view/7864
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Summary:The preventive measures implemented to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Italy involve the self-confinement of the population. At the same time, I argue, an ethos of self-discipline is promoted, leading to ambiguous results. Although the pandemic may allow some people to imagine a different future, others have perceived it as the beginning of a war, in which the most critical aspect becomes placing blame and punish the agents responsible for the contagion, the undisciplined ones who threaten social collectivity.
ISSN:2535-3241