Forum – COVID-19
Communicability, stigma, and xenophobia during the COVID-19 outbreak
“Common reactions”?
Steven P. Black | Georgia State University
Article outline
- (Bio)communicabilty and stigma
- The intersubjective constitution of foreign others
- Containment and the multifunctionality of xenophobic public discourses
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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References
Published online: 04 December 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/lcs.00028.bla
https://doi.org/10.1075/lcs.00028.bla
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