Abstract
The aim is to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Brazilian creative economy, based on the concepts of necropolitics (Mbembe, 2003, 2018) and necrocapitalism (Tyner, 2019). The main argument indicates, also in line with Pelbart (2018) and Medeiros (2019), that the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced a political division between those who may or may not die, since some lives are considered disposable, especially those of creative professionals who have unstable and precarious conditions of work and are inserted in sec-tors seen as superfluous by the Brazilian state. Many of these people represent social minorities, who are the main targets of the economic and social death policies that have their legacy in violent practices linked to Brazilian coloniza-tion and slavery.
Highlights
They agreed to kill us, but we agreed not to die. (Conceição Evaristo, “Olhos d’Água”, 2014)The World Health Organization (WHO) describes COVID-19 as a flu-like infectious-respiratory disease
The exploratory research used the qualitative method of case study, which, according to Bennett (2004), refers to the internal analysis of a specific situation— the impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian creative economy—and deals with well defined aspects of the historical event selected for investigation
The results were interpreted in the light of the theoretical discussion on necropolitics and necrocapitalism to deal with the particularity of the Brazilian culture and creative sectors and professionals, and some recommendations to overcome the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic are given
Summary
They agreed to kill us, but we agreed not to die. (Conceição Evaristo, “Olhos d’Água”, 2014)The World Health Organization (WHO) describes COVID-19 as a flu-like infectious-respiratory disease. They agreed to kill us, but we agreed not to die. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes COVID-19 as a flu-like infectious-respiratory disease. The infection rate is high, as there is no immunity due to previous illness or a protection by vaccine. A disease presents itself as dangerous to populations due to its potential for contamination or the risk of death. Because of the COVID-19 spread, there was a slowdown in the global economy, as well as fluctuations in the stock exchange or cancellation of public events. The new coronavirus allowed countries to close borders, prevent mobility in cities, and confine individuals to their homes (Diniz & Carino, 2020).
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