Religious Responses to Social Distancing Revealed through Memes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article examines the emotive narratives surrounding the “new normal” of social distancing practices during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as revealed by religion-focused Internet memes. In March 2020, many people were introduced to the concept of “social distancing” for the firs...

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Authors: Campbell, Heidi 1970- (Author) ; Sheldon, Zachary (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Covid-19
B Social Distancing
B Zoom
B Pandemic
B Christianity
B Internet
B Memes
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