Writing against “Mask Culture”: Orientalism and COVID-19 Responses in the West
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Since the first coronavirus outbreak hit China in January 2020, how different countries respond to crisis has sparked interesting discussions regarding their respective history, political systems and culture. In West, many people attribute acceptance of universal mask-wearing among Asian populations a so-called 'mask culture.' This paper argues that culture' emerges during pandemic as an Orientalist concept Western public discourses define East freeze differences between ‘self’ ‘other.’ Orientalism its everyday manifestation not only contributed initial underestimation West; but also provided culturalist foundation for essentialist representations cultures. Self-other binary greatly shaped responses narratives two prominent ways: first, been considered ‘Asian’ practice associated with other cultural stereotypes such submissiveness state power; second, threat was initially viewed minimal because outbreaks Asia were far distanced, thereafter, suffering Other urgent West.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anthropologica
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2292-3586', '0003-5459']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18357/anthropologica6312021327