Coronavirus & Scapegoats: Rene Girard

I take a look at the Rene Girard text The Plague in Literature and Myth , taking an introductory perspective on Girard s thought before seeing if we can learn anything about scapegoating - a central Girardian concept - and Coronavirus. Readings: Trump and Scapegoat: https://www.salon.com/2020/04/06/are-trump-and-his-allies-setting-up-dr-fauci-as-the-pandemic-scapegoat/ The Plague in Literature and Myth: https://www.jstor.org/stable/40754299?seq=1 Then & Now Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Khac2ih0UYUtuIJEWL47z?si=Tyb5i9dVRueEkG5ngqe3xA iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/then-now-philosophy-history-politics/id1499254204 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-843224572 Then & Now is FAN-FUNDED! Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video: http://patreon.com/user?u=3517018 Or send me a one-off tip of any amount and help me make more videos: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JJ76W4CZ2A8J2 Buy on Amazon through this link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/2ykJe6L Follow me on: Facebook: http://fb.me/thethenandnow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethenandnow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewlewwaller