"I Can't Breathe": Biopower in the Time of COVID-19: An Exploration of How Biopower Manifests in the Dual Pandemics of COVID and Racism.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci
; 44(3): 183-194, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1961172
ABSTRACT
In this article, we apply Agamben's theory of biopower and other related concepts to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. We explore the similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic of racism. Concepts such as bios, zoe, homo sacer, and states of exception can be applied to understand inequities among marginalized communities in the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend that nurses and health care workers use critical conscientization and structural competency to increase awareness and develop interventions to undo the injustices related to biopower faced by many in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attitude to Health
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Health Personnel
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Health Status Disparities
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Racism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
ANS Adv Nurs Sci
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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