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  • History of Medicine
  • Epidemiology

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  • Charles Rosenberg's 1989 concept of epidemics possessing a "dramaturgic form" provides a framework for understanding epidemic trajectories.
  • Subsequent scholarship has critiqued Rosenberg's model for its perceived neatness and linearity, particularly concerning epidemic endings.
  • Existing critiques often conflate the concepts of "closure" and "ending" within epidemic narratives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To nuance existing criticisms of Rosenberg's dramaturgic model of epidemics.
  • To distinguish between the concepts of "closure" and "ending" in the context of epidemic narratives.
  • To propose that differentiating "closure" from "ending" can resolve complexities in understanding epidemic resolution.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of epidemic theory and historical narratives.
  • Distinction between the literary/narrative concept of "closure" and the event-based concept of "ending."
  • Application of this distinction to critical studies of epidemic endings.

Main Results:

  • Rosenberg's dramaturgic model, while influential, oversimplifies the non-linear and complex nature of epidemic endings.
  • The distinction between "closure" (narrative resolution) and "ending" (cessation of the epidemic event) is crucial.
  • Many perceived complications in epidemic endings can be resolved by analyzing whether they achieve narrative closure.

Conclusions:

  • The article advocates for a more nuanced understanding of epidemic resolution by separating narrative closure from event cessation.
  • This conceptual distinction offers a valuable tool for analyzing diverse epidemic experiences and their representations.
  • Further research can explore how different forms of closure or lack thereof shape public and individual responses to epidemics.