The Metapicture of Post-Pandemic



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Submitted Jan 3, 2022
Published Mar 25, 2022
10.24018/ejsocial.2022.2.2.199

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Amid the continuing pandemic, depicting a post-pandemic world is a challenging task. There is no theory about time that can exactly predict the future. Almost thirty years ago, W.J.T. Mitchell, a theorist of media and literature, introduced Metapicture as pictures that are capable of picturing a concept, subject, movement, ideal, or event. Metapicture is a realm where pictures can reveal themselves and its surrounding. This research aims to provide the metapicture of the post-pandemic world. This study is interdisciplinary research that involves iconology, critical social theory, and philosophy. The author found two metapictures of the post-pandemic life, i.e, the emergence of new social crises and the establishment of new global solidarity. 

Keywords: Metapicture, Post-pandemic, W.J.T. Mitchell.

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