David versus Goliath - The resistance of non-humans in the translation process: the case of the new coronavirus disinteressement

Abstract Based on the sociology of translation, we studied extreme case new coronavirus to explore role non-humans in relational processes. We seek understand how leaders three countries tried, a translation process, take voice and virus resisted imposition roles by human actors study. Through analysis leaders’ statements, interviews, social media posts, suggested process disinteressement, four movements. As contribution, show non-human actant (i) is active terms participation (ii) imposed.