This paper studies the ritual and aesthetic performances of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s Coronavirus press conferences. It argues that the press conferences are mediatized sanctuaries—solidaristic respites from the chaos of pandemic and partisan politics. They achieve this via performing a regular ritual of affliction where basic cultural commitments are affirmed, institutional action is validated, and the where the trouble of Coronavirus can healed as a result.

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执行痛苦的仪式：州长的新闻发布会如何在俄亥俄州提供调解的避难所

本文研究了俄亥俄州州长 Mike DeWine 的冠状病毒新闻发布会的仪式和美学表现。它认为，新闻发布会是调解的避难所——从大流行和党派政治的混乱中团结起来的喘息之机。他们通过执行常规的痛苦仪式来实现这一目标，在这种仪式中，基本的文化承诺得到确认，制度行动得到验证，冠状病毒的麻烦因此得以治愈。