Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary

Christos Lynteris

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English

Routledge
01 April 2021

Philosophy; Society & culture: general; Anthropology; Medical sociology; Medical anthropology; Health & Self-Help

Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology

This book develops an examination and critique of human extinction as a result of the ‘next pandemic’ and turns attention towards the role of pandemic catastrophe in the renegotiation of what it means to be human. Nested in debates in anthropology, philosophy, social theory and global health, the book argues that fear of and fascination with the ‘next pandemic’ stem not so much from an anticipation of a biological extinction of the human species, as from an expectation of the loss of mastery over human/non-humanl relations. Christos Lynteris employs the notion of the ‘pandemic imaginary’ in order to understand the way in which pandemic-borne human extinction refashions our understanding of humanity and its place in the world. The book challenges us to think how cosmological, aesthetic, ontological and political aspects of pandemic catastrophe are intertwined. The chapters examine the vital entanglement of epidemiological studies, popular culture, modes of scientific visualisation, and pandemic preparedness campaigns. This volume will be relevant for scholars and advanced students of anthropology as well as global health, and for many others interested in catastrophe, the ‘end of the world’ and the (post)apocalyptic.

By: Christos Lynteris
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780367776886
ISBN 10: 036777688X
Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 01 April 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: the end of mastery 1.The end of the world as We Do Not Know It 2. Zoonotic transformations 3. Anthropogenesis reversed 4. The epidemiologist as culture hero 5. The post-pandemic condition Conclusion: catastrophism beyond closure Bibliography

Christos Lynteris is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, UK. His books for Routledge include Plague and the City (2018) and The Anthropology of Epidemics (2019).

Reviews for Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary

Lynteris' book shows clear connections between available narratives to experience biological emergencies and the measures at hand to handle a pandemic. By showing the wide span of the pandemic imaginary, and the way it is adopted and used by many different actors in western society, the book opens the door to continue exploring the significance of the apparently superfluous and its impact on our experienced reality. But ultimately, the book is at its most inspiring in its depiction of humanity's struggle to reinvent itself in relation to our environment. This is a struggle that we witness not only during pandemic times, but also more generally, as we face the environmental challenges resulting from the Anthropocene and its extractive relation to earth and nonhuman animals. --Jose A. Canada, Postdoctoral Researcher Faculty of Social Sciences University of Helsinki