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Anthropology Southern Africa Volume 47, 2024 - Issue 1: Hope, vaccines and sociocultural and political responses to Covid-19 in Southern Africa
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INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: Hope, vaccines and sociocultural and political responses to Covid-19 in Southern Africa

Liminal bodies left in perpetual suspension: social, cultural and political-economic responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Southern African contexts

Jonathan StadlerDepartment of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2325-2660
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Gcobani QambelaDepartment of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-5 | Published online: 09 May 2024

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