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... Chapter 7 chronicles—week by week, milestone by milestone—how “Old Town Road” came to dominate 2019 pop culture and the charts. At the start of the year, Lil Nas X was still a closeted teenager living on his sister's couch; he was an independent recording artist trying to make his song go viral...

... In May 2020, scientists at the World Health Organization named COVID variants via letters of the Greek alphabet. Penny Siopis conjoins diseased celluloid with Greek mythology and the science of the viral in her film Celluloid Body to craft a figuring of an ill world in need of re-enchantment...

... into the origin story of “Old Town Road.” Lil Nas X built the song to go viral, and the chapter details include how a teenage Hill found the beat that formed its basis, why he chose cowboy/country music tropes, how the folkways of online comedy and meme culture pervaded the song, and how the rise of the social...

... to be reified and solidified at the international policy level and its traveling. To do so, the chapter critically analyzes the social media representation of homelessness (through a viral case), the implications and limitations of the Housing First policy model, and the response of governments in the aftermath...

.... population. In health planning scenarios, journalism, and fiction depicting such use of smallpox as a bioweapon, visions of American Indian viral susceptibility and Islamic terrorism buttressed a militarized logic of preemptive intervention against disease, which was spectacularly performed through the U.S...

... Since the introduction of effective treatment in 1996, people with HIV are increasingly viewed by the criminal justice and public health systems through the lens of their potential to infect, as viral vectors and inherent dangers to society. Contrary to the initial intent of these statutes, HIV...

... reincarnation, Maduro’s imitation of Chávez, and memes of a man and a woman who “went viral” because of their resemblance to Chávez. The chapter argues that the state’s efforts to reproduce Chávez repeatedly fail and lead to the widening of the void left by his absence. Threatened with the imminence of its...

..., these adaptations showcase the song’s mobility, virality, and versatility. Chapter 4 analyzes these three lip-synched performances by focusing on their engagement with violence and their embodiment of Black women’s voices, raising questions of authenticity and appropriation. As such, the performances navigate...

... to be reified and solidified at the international policy level and its traveling. To do so, the chapter critically analyzes the social media representation of homelessness (through a viral case), the implications and limitations of the Housing First policy model, and the response of governments in the aftermath...

... vulnerable individuals in the carceral arena, specifically LGBT and transgender prisoners. Since the introduction of effective treatment in 1996, people with HIV are increasingly viewed by the criminal justice and public health systems through the lens of their potential to infect, as viral vectors...