The Practice of ‘Othering' during COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia: From the cities to the highlands

• Main Authors: Poline, Bala, Linda, Alfarero Lumayag
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Transnational Press London 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HM Sociology; HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; HS Societies secret benevolent etc
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36532/1/cities1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36532/; https://journals.tplondon.com/; https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v18i6.1587
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper attempts to throw light on the concept of ‘othering’ previously framed through the prism of identity politics. As COVID-19 continues to ravage our economy and social life, we turn to looking at two contested sites of the highland national borders and the urban cities to understand how the...