Huddled masses: The shock of Hart Island, New York
When drone footage emerged of New York City’s COVID-19 casualties being buried by inmates in trenches on Hart Island, the images became a key symbol for the pandemic: the suddenly soaring death toll, authorities’ struggle to deal with overwhelming mortality and widespread fear of anonymous, isolated...
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Manchester University Press
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Human Remains and Violence |
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