"We must declare war on the virus," stated UN chief Antonio Guterres on March 13, 2020, just two days after the WHO had characterized the outbreak of the novel Covid-19 virus as a pandemic. Elke Krasny introduces feminist worry in order then to develop a feminist cultural theory on pandemic frontline ontologies, which give rise to militarized care essentialism and forced heroism. Feminist hope is gained through the attentive reading of feminist recovery plans and their novel care feminism, with the latter's insistence that recovery from patriarchy is possible.

About the Author
Elke Krasny ist Professorin fur Kunst und Bildung an der Akademie der bildenden Kunste Wien.

Reviews

"Der vorliegende Band liefert eine sehr schlussige, uberzeugende und gut verstandliche kulturtheoretische Deutung der Corona-Pandemie als Folge und Ausdruck des patriarchalen modern-kapitalistischen Projekts und sei daher dringend zur sorgfaltigen Lekture empfohlen."

* Max Preglau, AEP Informationen, 3 (2023) *

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https://www.insidehighered.com, 17.12.2021, Scott McLemee

"The present volume provides a very coherent, and comprehensible cultural-theoretical interpretation of the Corona pandemic as a consequence and expression of the patriarchal modern-capitalist project. strongly recommended for careful reading."

* Max Preglau, AEP Informationen, 3 (2023), translated from German *



Book Information
ISBN 9783837659153
Author Elke Krasny
Format Paperback
Page Count 230
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 15mm * 1mm