Preparing and Repairing. The Conservation of Heritage after the 1997 Bird Influenza Outbreak in Hong Kong

This article describes how pandemic preparedness has transformed relations between humans and birds in Hong Kong. If preparedness requires to imagine that a pathogen emerging from birds becomes pandemic, what is the role of memory, experience and heritage in the production of this imaginary? Prepari...

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Main Author: Frédéric Keck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2022-01-01
Series:Sociologica
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Online Access:https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/13594