Institutional trauma across the Americas: Covid-19 as slow crisis.

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.1177/13678779211070019

Laura Robinson

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Abstract

Building on theories of cultural trauma, this research examines institutional trauma engendered by the pandemic in relation to journalism and public health in the US and Brazil. The trauma stemming from Covid-19 marks a transformational crisis not only in terms of global public health but also collective confidence in institutions writ large. To probe these issues, this article takes advantage of a vibrant digital discussion among Americans and Brazilians hosted by three flagship newspapers in the two countries: The New York Times, Folha de S. Paulo, and O Estado de S. Paulo. The analysis reveals that both groups experience Covid-accelerated trauma that undermines Brazilians' and Americans' faith in foundational institutions' ability to adequately respond to the pandemic. Comparing these interpretations of the Covid-19 crisis in the US and Brazil allows us to see how the acute health crisis triggered by the virus morphs into a form of institutional trauma, with deep implications for collective confidence in public health, journalism, and democracy.

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美洲各地的制度创伤:Covid-19是一场缓慢的危机。

本研究以文化创伤理论为基础，考察了疫情对美国和巴西新闻业和公共卫生造成的制度性创伤。2019冠状病毒病带来的创伤不仅标志着全球公共卫生的转型危机，也标志着对机构的集体信心的转型危机。为了探讨这些问题，本文利用了美国和巴西三家旗舰报纸——《纽约时报》、《圣保罗页报》和《圣保罗州报》——主办的一场活跃的数字讨论。分析显示，这两个群体都经历了covid - 19加速的创伤，这破坏了巴西人和美国人对基础机构充分应对大流行能力的信心。比较美国和巴西对Covid-19危机的这些解释，可以让我们看到病毒引发的急性健康危机如何演变成一种制度创伤，对公共卫生、新闻和民主的集体信心产生深远影响。

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International Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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4.20

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Cultural Studies is committed to rethinking cultural practices, processes, texts and infrastructures beyond traditional national frameworks and regional biases. The journal publishes theoretical, empirical and historical analyses that interrogate what culture means, and what culture does, across global and local scales of power and action, diverse technologies and forms of mediation, and multiple dimensions of performance, experience and identity. Dedicated to theoretical and methodological innovation in cultural research, the journal is multidisciplinary in outlook, publishing relevant contributions that integrate approaches from the social sciences, humanities, information sciences and more. International Journal of Cultural Studies publishes original research articles. The journal gives preference to papers that extend existing theory or generate new theory through interpretive engagement with empirical cases. Papers based on single country case-studies should clearly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses for an international readership. The journal does not publish close readings of single texts; but it does consider critical, contextualised readings that similarly indicate and develop the broader relevance of their analyses to the field. International Journal of Cultural Studies regularly publishes special issues on urgent questions in the field as well as on specific regions, industries and practices.