Viral Rhetoric Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics after Covid-19

This book looks at the representation of viruses in rhetoric, politics, and popular culture. In utilizing Jean Baudrillard's concept of virality, it examines what it means to use viruses as a metaphor. For instance, what is the effect of saying that a video has gone viral? Does this use of biol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Samuels, Robert, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2021.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: Baudrillard and Viral Rhetoric
  • Chapter Three: How the Rhetoric of Information Took Over Our World
  • Chapter Four: Viral Culture
  • Chapter Five: Freud's Contagion
  • Chapter Six: Populism as a Cultural Virus
  • Chapter Seven: Zizek's Pandemic
  • Chapter Eight: Conclusion: Science, Politics, Media, and the Virus.