Department of English, Literature, Journalism and Mass Communication

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    'COLONIAL VIRUS'? COVID-19 and Radicalized Risk Narratives in South Africa, Ghana and Kenya
    (University of Liverpool, 2020-07) Vaughn, Leona; Kiconco, Allen; Quartey, Nii; Smith, Collins; Ziz, Isabel
    This report is the result of a research project undertaken in partnership with partners in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa between May and July 2020. It was supported by the University of Liverpool Global Challenges Strategy Group COVID-19 Official Development Assistance (ODA) Rapid Response Fund to tackle the COVID-19, or coronavirus, challenges faced by low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The research team adopted an ‘anti-colonial’ approach to this collaborative project. The research was co-designed by the team from the outset of the proposal, through to collectively creating and determining search terms, time limits, the literature review, methods for data collection, tools for analysis and methods for dissemination.
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    The COVID-19 Pandemic and Racialised Risk Narratives in Kenya
    (University of Liverpool, 2020-08) Ziz, Isabel
    This report examines the language used by government, media and social media to communicate risk and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. It unpacks several themes, some of them captured in the poem. Collectively, the themes contribute to the central theme of the report; the racialisation of the pandemic in Kenya. These themes include the situation before recording the first infection, the origins of the disease; perceived Black immunity and resistance; government response to the outbreak; anti-Chinese sentiments; and debates on the cure and vaccine of the disease.