Abstract

INCROCCI, Caio Henrique de Mendonça Chaves; BEIRAS, Adriano  and  TONELI, Maria Juracy Filgueiras. Between viruses and humans: responsibility as a response in the face SARS-coV-2. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.52, pp. 777-795. ISSN 2175-1390.

This article seeks to understand how certain physiological characteristics of viruses are apprehended by fictions created by humans, in order to explore how the responsibility for the numbers of cases and deaths from viral diseases in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is distributed. This reflection takes place from a non-human and feminist perspective and takes as methodological outline the notion of String Figures by Donna Haraway, through which it is possible to situate the relationship between humans and viruses in certain global and national contexts, considering their formats and effects. The debates start from the notion of Anthropocene, also articulated by Ailton Krenak, exploring how viruses are summoned to the narratives that justify cases and deaths from viral diseases. Finally, it is argued that the fictions created about these creatures compose the self-indulgent narratives of the Anthropocene, which enable disclaimers.

Keywords : SARS-CoV-2; Anthropocene; Responsibility; Pandemic; HIV.

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