From Stories to Behaviour, the Ebb and Flow of Fears and Panics: Discussion of the Needle-Spiking Epidemic Scares of 2021–2022

• Authors: Veronique Campion-Vincent

Abstracts

EN

The needle-spiking scares in the UK and France are discussed and contextualized through comparison with former outbreaks linked to social fears. The contradictions of our attitudes towards psychoactive drugs, both coveted and feared, are outlined and lead to an analysis of the scares in a folkloric perspective that centers on the notion of ostensive action.

Keywords

EN

needle attacks; psychoactive drugs; scare stories; urban maniacs; violence towards women

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
• Journal: Literatura Ludowa
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 71-91

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Veronique Campion-Vincent

• Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris

• https://orcid.org/0000000224891974

Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/LL.3.2022.004

Biblioteka Nauki

31343968