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. 2020;2(1):100044.
doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100044. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Conflating culture with COVID-19: Xenophobic repercussions of a global pandemic

Tiffany Karalis Noel  1
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Conflating culture with COVID-19: Xenophobic repercussions of a global pandemic

Tiffany Karalis Noel. Soc Sci Humanit Open. 2020.

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Abstract

This commentary aims to deconstruct xenophobia and its worldwide impact, particularly on people of Asian descent, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The commentary begins with an overview of COVID-19's impact on the United States economy and educational landscape, continues with a discussion about the global history of pandemic-prompted xenophobia and its relationship to sensationalized media discourse, and concludes with recommendations to reconsider various aspects of intercultural communication in relation to public health issues.

Keywords: COVID-19; Communication; Education; Media; Pandemic; Xenophobia.

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Temporal trends on Twitter and Google about Ebola and influenza (flu) before, during, and after Ebola cases in the USA, September to November 2014 (Fung et al., 2014).
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