ABSTRACT

The stigmatization of Senegalese return migrants as COVID-19 vectors by fellow Senegalese during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic troubles the self/other distinction that underpins the scholarly focus on epidemics and xenophobia and encourages the broader task of exploring epidemics and phobia. The casting of return migrants as COVID-19 vectors was influenced by longstanding ambivalence toward these migrants that had encouraged some Senegalese to seek to “confine” them to Europe long before the pandemic. Old preoccupations help us understand how Senegalese interpreted and deployed COVID-19 control and prevention measures like “confinement,” lockdowns, and border closures.

摘要

塞内加尔回移作为由同胞塞内加尔COVID-19矢量期间COVID-19大流行的烦恼初期的自我/另一个区别是支撑着学术重点传染病和污辱异物恐惧，鼓励探索流行病，恐怖的更广泛的任务. 将返回移民塑造为 COVID-19 载体受到对这些移民的长期矛盾心理的影响，这种矛盾鼓励了一些塞内加尔人在大流行之前很久就试图将他们“限制”到欧洲。旧的成见帮助我们了解塞内加尔人如何解释和部署 COVID-19 控制和预防措施，如“禁闭”、封锁和边境关闭。