Year-end Sale % OFF 
Abstract
Purpose. The article attempts to reconstruct a range of historical analogies used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic in American and Russian public discourse in March 2020. Methodology and Approach. The methodological framework is set by the tradition of collective memory research (“memory studies”). The source base is materials posted on official websites of “The New York Times”, “The Washington Post” and “The Wall-Street Journal”, as well as materials from the Russian-language media discourse selected by search queries in the “Yandex News”. Results: the analysis of the media discourse allowed the author to identify three types of appeals to the collective past: “military”, “economic and “epidemiological” analogies. It is noted that the repertoires of “military” and “epidemiological” analogies in Russian and American media discourse are almost identical. Theoretical and/or practical implications. The study allowed testing the author’s methodology for the analysis of historical analogies in the media discourse, and its results open perspectives to further study of the problem.
Highlights
The article attempts to reconstruct a range of historical analogies used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic in American and Russian public discourse in March 2020
The methodological framework is set by the tradition of collective memory research (“memory studies”)
The source base is materials posted on official websites of “The New York Times”, “The Washington Post” and “The Wall-Street Journal”, as well as materials from the Russian-language media discourse selected by search queries in the “Yandex News”
Summary
В статье предпринята попытка реконструировать спектр исторических аналогий, используемых для описания пандемии COVID-19 в американском и российском публичном дискурсе в марте 2020 г. В рамках данного исследования, носящего пилотный характер, предпринята попытка реконструировать спектр исторических аналогий, используемых для описания пандемии коронавирусной инфекции и её социальных последствий, в американском и российском публичном дискурсе за период с 1 Методологическая рамка исследования задана границами проблемного поля «memory studies» и продолжительной традицией изучения исторических аналогий в медиа- и политическом дискурсе [10; 11; 12; 13].
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
