Covid-19
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Spin DoctorsHow Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic |
As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that … | Nora Loreto | 417 | 2021 | View |
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From  NEW! At Your Service |
In “At Your Service ” author Lori Fox recounts their time in the service industry between 2003 -2020 to provide a case study of the culture of capitalism. Discussing culture under … | Lori Fox | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Spin Doctors |
In the introduction to her book, Loreto describes where she was when the Covid-19 pandemic had hit Canada. Loreto briefly describes roles journalists and politicians played in feeding a specific … | Nora Loreto | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From March 2020: The Pandemic EmergesFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time. | Nora Loreto | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! An Interview with Mike DavisFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
Ian McKay interviews Marxist thinker, Mike Davis. Davis discusses what factors contributed to the global spread of COVID-19 and the varying responses from governments during the outbreak. Davis … | Ian McKay | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! An Interview With Mack PennerFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Mack Penner about issues relating to COVID-19. Penner is a PhD candidate whose studies focus on the history of neoliberalism and neoconservatism in Canada. … | Ian McKay | 24 | 2023 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! An interview With Andreas MalmFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Andreas Malm about issues relating to COVID-19. Andreas Malm is an associate professor of human ecology at Lund University in Sweden. He is the author of … | Ian McKay | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! An Interview With Merrill SingerFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Merrill Singer about issues relating to COVID-19. Merrill Singer is a medical anthropologist and professor emeritus in anthropology at the University of … | Ian McKay | 17 | 2023 | $1.70 Add |
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From September 2020: Back to SchoolFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! An Interview with Merlin ChowkwanyunFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Merlin Chowkwanyun about issues relating to COVID-19. Merlin Chowkwanyun is the Donald H. Gemson Assistant Professor in Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia … | Ian McKay | 22 | 2023 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! An Interview with Sanjay NepalFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Sanjay Nepal about issues relating to COVID-19. Sanjay Nepal, who received his PhD from the University of Bern in Switzerland, is the past president of the … | Ian McKay | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! An Interview with J. Michael RyanFrom: Crisis and Contagion |
In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews J. Michael Ryan about issues relating to COVID-19. J. Michael Ryan is associate professor of sociology at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. He served as a … | Ian McKay | 22 | 2023 | $2.20 Add |
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From ConclusionFrom: Spin Doctors |
The conclusion of this book examines life after the pandemic, up until October 2021. | Nora Loreto | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
