"The Persistent Monster": Coronavirus Nightmares and Capitalist Crisis in New York City

In March-May 2020, New York City's college students suffered sudden lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a mandatory transition from in-person classes to virtual meetings. Unexpectedly, my introductory course to anthropology transformed into a collective space to share experiences of the c...

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Veröffentlicht: 2026
In: Anthropology of consciousness
Jahr: 2026, Band: 37, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-12
weitere Schlagwörter:B commodity
B nightmares
B anti-capitalism
B hauntological experience
B phantasmagoria
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