{"product_id":"the-semiotics-of-the-covid-19-sebastin-moreno-barreneche-9781350359567","title":"The Semiotics of the COVID-19 Pandemic","description":"\u003cb\u003eFocusing on the discursive dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic from a semiotic perspective, this book uses semiotic theory and methods to analyse the meaning-making mechanisms and dynamics that occurred during, and revolved around, the pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Demonstrating the utility of semiotic theory, concepts and analytical methods to make sense of discursive phenomena like those triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the book explores in detail: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - the blame-attribution discourses that emerged at the beginning of the pandemic;\u003cbr\u003e - how the coronavirus was brought to life in plastic and visual manifestations as a monster that poses a threat to humans;\u003cbr\u003e - how the collective actor 'the healthcare workers' was constructed in discourse and axiologised in positive terms;\u003cbr\u003e - the semiotics of the body during the pandemic, with a focus on the face, facemasks, social distancing and the uses of the body in online environments;\u003cbr\u003e - the idea of a 'new' normality following the pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book examines different dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic, including examples from Europe, Latin America and the United States and a wide range of images, texts, practices and objects, in order to highlight the importance of its discursive and semiotic nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sebasti?n Moreno Barreneche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350359564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350359567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Sebasti?n Moreno Barreneche","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46747760328959,"sku":"9781350359567","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cd4e472-c14e-4529-b85b-83a81aeb55c2.jpg?v=1743584656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-semiotics-of-the-covid-19-sebastin-moreno-barreneche-9781350359567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}