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WiSe 21/22: Covid Governmentalities in Transregional Perspective

Andrea Fleschenberg dos Ramos Pi

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This lecture series provides students with an insight into key aspects of political transformation processes in pandemic times, reflecting upon key theoretical readings as well as Asian case studies in transregional perspective. In part one, selected readings will provide knowledge into key aspects and dimensions of sociopolitical transformation processes in pandemic times as well as on key concepts such as governmentality, biopower/biopolitics, necropolitics/necroethics, intersectionality, among others. We will also look into the emerging debate of knowledge productions in pandemic times, in particular on emerging research agendas, issues of epistemologies, methodologies and research ethics. Part 2 will focus on central sociocultural, politico-economic dimensions and implications of the Covid 19 pandemic with regard to democratic as well as autocratic governmentality configurations in transregional perspective. The focus lies on the empirical analysis of case studies such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Great Britain, the USA or Brazil. Diverse contexts of political transformations and systemic qualities will be reflected upon in interactive input lectures in digital teaching mode (among others via Zoom and Padlet, documentary videos as well as offline-elements such as audio podcasts and reflection / discussion spaces via Moodle-Etherpad). Diverse spotlights will focus on gendered impacts, activisms and protests, public health, public spaces/infrastructures and informal settlements apart from (forced) migration in transregional perspective. close