Epidemic Orientalism: Race, Capital, and the Governance of Infectious Disease

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For many residents of Western nations, COVID-19 was the first time they experienced the effects of an uncontrolled epidemic. This is in part due to a series of little-known regulations that have aimed to protect the global north from epidemic threats for the last two centuries, starting with International Sanitary Conferences in 1851 and culminating in the present with the International Health Regulations, which organize epidemic responses through the World Health Organization. Unlike other equity-focused global health initiatives, their mission—to establish “the maximum protections from infectious disease with the minimum effect on trade and traffic”—has remained the same since their founding. Using this as his starting point, Alexandre White reveals the Western capitalist interests, racism and xenophobia, and political power plays underpinning the regulatory efforts that came out of the project to manage the international spread of infectious disease. He examines how these regulations are formatted; how their framers conceive of epidemic spread; and the types of bodies and spaces it is suggested that these regulations map onto. Proposing a modified reinterpretation of Edward Said’s concept of orientalism, White invites us to consider “epidemic orientalism” as a framework within which to explore the imperial and colonial roots of modern epidemic disease control.

 

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Epidemic Orientalism: Race, Capital, and the Governance of Infectious Disease

By Alexandre I. R. White (Author)

  • Uncontrolled Epidemics in Western Nations:
    • COVID-19 marked the first widespread experience of an uncontrolled epidemic for many in Western countries.
  • Historical Regulations on Epidemics:
    • International Sanitary Conferences began in 1851 to protect the global north from epidemic threats.
    • These efforts culminated in the International Health Regulations (IHR), organizing epidemic responses via the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • Mission of the International Health Regulations:
    • Focus on maximizing protection from infectious diseases while minimizing impact on trade and traffic.
    • The mission has remained consistent since the founding of these regulations.
  • Examination of Western Interests in Epidemic Control:
    • Alexandre White explores the Western capitalist interests, racism, xenophobia, and political power behind these regulations.
    • He examines the structure and formulation of these regulations, and how they conceptualize epidemic spread.
  • The Concept of “Epidemic Orientalism”:
    • White proposes a modified reinterpretation of Edward Said’s concept of orientalism.
    • He introduces the idea of “epidemic orientalism”, a framework to explore the imperial and colonial origins of modern epidemic disease control.

 

 

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