A Sociological Perspective on Blood Plasma Donation During the Pandemic: Convalescent Gifts and Liminality

Shim and Baek examine the evolving existential meanings of gift-making by interviewing donors of convalescent blood plasma during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jae-Mahn Shim is Professor of Sociology at Korea University.

Seung-Hyun Baek is a Chief of the Resource Mobilization & Public Relations Center at the Korean National Commission for UNESCO.