Full Description
The U.S. pandemic narratives which embodied many conflicting structures failed to provide guidance for groups and individuals to construct a clear understanding of the pandemic or a consistent measure to combat the disease. This book provides a careful examination of the discordant narratives that embodied the chaos, tensions, and conflicts in the U.S. pandemic responses. The ultimate goal of this volume is to help groups and individuals understand just what went wrong in the U.S. pandemic responses.
Contents
Introduction: Discordant Narratives and Social Chaos
Shing-Ling S. Chen
Chapter One: Economy vs. Public Health: Discordant Leadership Narratives in the Pandemic
Shing-Ling S. Chen and Zanetta Miller
Chapter Two: Mandates vs. No Mandates: Communitarianism and Libertarianism in the Pandemic
Melissa L. Beall and Shing-Ling S. Chen
Chapter Three: Religious Freedom vs. Public Health: Discordant Legal Narratives in the Pandemic
Juliet Dee
Chapter Four: Domestic Disjointed Narratives of the Pandemic: The Critical Early Months
Rachel Kaplan
Chapter Five: Historical vs. Ahistorical Narratives of The Pandemic: The Discordant Rhetoric of Our Unprecedented Times
John J. Rief
Chapter Six: Discordant Rhetorical Responses: Crisis Communication in Sports Organizations in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Tyler Welsh, R. Tyler Spradley, and Elizabeth Spradley
Chapter Seven: Misinformation, Scandalization, and the Trump Show: Audience Responses to President Trump's Pandemic Narrative
Kristjan Kikerpill
Chapter Eight: Manufacturing Disinformation: The Story of Plandemic
Stephen D. Caldes, Zach Justus, and Jennifer A. Malkowski
