The evolution and the function of Hantu in the age of pandemic COVID-19 and the media

• Main Authors: Nur Azmina Mohd Zamani,, Ahmad Muhyiddin Yusof,, Naizrul Mubin Mohd Noor,, Mohd Muzhafar Idrus,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15531/1/43490-139747-1-SM.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15531/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/jmelayu/issue/view/1344

This paper offers a new perspective in the usage and shift of the function as well as the identity of Hantu(s) in assisting the nation to overcome the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID19). An eclectic framework as a result of the combination between the Gothic trope and the concept of appropriati...