Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary

by Christos Lynteris

Book Overview

This book develops an examination and critique of human extinction as a result of the 'next pandemic' and turns attention towards the role of pandemic catastrophe in the renegotiation of what it means to be human. Nested in debates in anthropology, philosophy, social theory and global health, the book argues that fear of and fascination with the 'next pandemic' stem not so much from an anticipation of a biological extinction of the human species,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036777688X
• ISBN13: 9780367776886
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"