Remaking the public

What does “public” mean in “public health” and “public crisis”? There are publics imagined from above (e.g. “Herd immunity”), and publics constituted from below (e.g. the migrant solidarity movement). In this latest MoLab video, Ranabir Samaddar stresses the necessity of constant political reconstitution of the public in his discussion with Biao Xiang. (15 May 2021)