Detailed Information on Publication Record
2024
Gift, purchase or mask diplomacy? Hesitant reception of China’s face masks during the first COVID-19 wave in Czech public discourse
ZAHRADNÍČKOVÁ, Kamila and Irena KAŠPAROVÁBasic information
Original name
Gift, purchase or mask diplomacy? Hesitant reception of China’s face masks during the first COVID-19 wave in Czech public discourse
Name in Czech
Dar, koupě nebo maskovaná diplomacie? Váhavé přijetí čínských obličejových masek během první vlny Covid-19 v ČR
Authors
ZAHRADNÍČKOVÁ, Kamila (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Irena KAŠPAROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 2573-9638
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50901 Other social sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
References:
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords (in Czech)
dar; maskovaná diplomacie; pastýřská péče; diskurzivní analýza; Covid-19
Keywords in English
gift; mask diplomacy; pastoral care; discourse analysis; Covid-19
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 26/4/2024 14:54, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová
Abstract
V originále
What occurs when a purchase is labelled as a gift by the supplier? This paper aims to unveil the dynamics of power relations enveloping gift exchange and monetary transactions in modern economies. It examines the public media discourse around the presentation and reception of surgical face masks from The People’s Republic of China, described as a paid-for gift, during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Using Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of dominant online media in the Czech Republic, the article illustrates the public’s understanding of the implicit meanings and commitments associated with a gift. It also explores the enduring sensitivity to economic relationships formed through gift exchange between two modern societies. The interplay of the spirit of the gift, mask diplomacy, pastoral care, and the varying acceptance or resistance to these concepts are central to our analysis. Furthermore, the paper delves into the strategies used by recipients to resist such influences, both internationally and in personal resistance against domestic governance.
