‘Amidst the Hardships of Life, COVID Did Not Affect Us, nor Were We Scared of It’: The Politics of Contagion, Agency, and Narratives From Bengaluru’s Home-Based Female Sex Workers
Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Published online on April 27, 2026
Abstract
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of contagion, rooted in the fear of an unknown pathogen, operated not only as a biomedical concern but also as a governing logic that enabled the social segregation of potentially ‘contagious bodies’ and ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of contagion, rooted in the fear of an unknown pathogen, operated not only as a biomedical concern but also as a governing logic that enabled the social segregation of potentially ‘contagious bodies’ and ...