‘We are doing better’: Biopolitical nationalism and the COVID-19 virus in East Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic stirs up strong nationalist and localist sentiments; places pride themselves on containing the virus more effectively: We are doing better. We call this ‘biopolitical nationalism’, understood by us as the dynamics between body, geopolitics and affect. When looking at mainland C...

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Published in:European journal of cultural studies 2020-08, Vol.23 (4), p.635-640
Main Authors: Kloet, Jeroen de, Lin, Jian, Chow, Yiu Fai
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Competition
Coronaviruses
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Nationalism
Sociology of culture
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Viruses
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