Performing rituals of affliction: how a Governor’s Press conferences provided mediatized sanctuary in Ohio

This paper studies the ritual and aesthetic performances of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Coronavirus press conferences. It argues that the press conferences are mediatized sanctuaries—solidaristic respites from the chaos of pandemic and partisan politics. They achieve this via performing a regular ritual...

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Autor principal: Villegas, Celso M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Palgrave Macmillan UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33042543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41290-020-00116-9
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spelling pubmed-75386802020-10-07 Performing rituals of affliction: how a Governor’s Press conferences provided mediatized sanctuary in Ohio Villegas, Celso M. Am J Cult Sociol Original Article This paper studies the ritual and aesthetic performances of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Coronavirus press conferences. It argues that the press conferences are mediatized sanctuaries—solidaristic respites from the chaos of pandemic and partisan politics. They achieve this via performing a regular ritual of affliction where basic cultural commitments are affirmed, institutional action is validated, and the where the trouble of Coronavirus can healed as a result. Palgrave Macmillan UK 2020-10-07 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7538680/ /pubmed/33042543 http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41290-020-00116-9 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538680/
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