COVID communication : exploring pandemic discourse / Douglas A. Vakoch, John C. Pollock, Amanda M. Caleb, editors.
Vakoch, Douglas A.; Pollock, John C.; Caleb, Amanda M.
2023
RA644.C67
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Title COVID communication : exploring pandemic discourse / Douglas A. Vakoch, John C. Pollock, Amanda M. Caleb, editors.
ISBN 9783031276651 (electronic bk.)
3031276655 (electronic bk.)
3031276647
9783031276644
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27665-1
Imprint Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-27665-1 doi
Call Number RA644.C67
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.19624144
Summary This book focuses on how we understand COVID-19medically, socially, and rhetorically. Given the expectation that other flu pandemics will occur, it stresses the importance of examining how the public response is shaped in the face of global health emergencies. It considers questions such as how can pandemic language both limit and expand our understanding of disease as biomedical, social, and experiential? In what ways can health communication be improved through the study and application of rhetoric and the health humanities? COVID Communication fills a gap in the pandemic literature by promoting interdisciplinary analysis of communication methods, realized through a health humanities approach. It centers human experience and culture within conversations about the biological reality of a pandemic. This volume will be a welcome contribution to the scientific investigations and practice of psychology and public health professionals. Interdisciplinary perspective New insights on how a pandemic is understood Highlights the relevance to important usually neglected relevance for psychology and public health professionals.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 15, 2023).
Added Author Vakoch, Douglas A.
Pollock, John C.
Caleb, Amanda M.
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Intro
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Rhetoric of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Investigating Health Literacy and Disease Knowledge
A Public Health Emergency
COVID-19
Pandemic Rhetoric
Health/Medical Humanities, Rhetorics of Science, Technology, Health, and Medicine
The Current Volume
Pandemic Constructions
Visual Discourse
Pandemic Communities
Discourses of Dissent
References
Part I: Political and Media Discourses: Pandemic Constructions
Chapter 2: The Rhetoric of Pandemics: Health, Politics, and the Public

Introduction
The WHO and the Pandemic Definition Problem
Pandemics in Politics: President Trump's Response
Social Media Engagements with #Pandemic
The Uncertainty of Pandemic
References
Chapter 3: Rhetorical Media Devices and COVID-19: Comparing U.S. News and Social Media Responses to National Events Since 9/11
Devices, 9/11, Cable News, and COVID-19
Journalistic Devices and Cognitive Bias
Rhetorical Exhaustion, Trolls, and Social Media Irony
Discussion
References
Chapter 4: COVID-19 as Metaphor: Fighting the Virus of Racism, Becoming the Vaccine

The Fight, the Grey Rhino, the Perfect Storm
Metaphor Makes the Unknown Known
Demonstrating Metaphorical Ills in the Body Politic
Nature Is Healing, We Are the Virus
The Virus of Racism
Associative Animals: Fighting or Playing Chess?
References
Chapter 5: Tweeting the Pandemic Away: A Look at How Academics, Activists, Politicians, and the Media Interact with the Public on Twitter
Introduction
Literature Review
Research Methods
Analysis
The Media and Politicians
QAnon
Discussion and Conclusion
References

Chapter 6: Textual Analysis of Cartoons on Nigerian Politicians' Reactions to COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Media
Introduction
Social Media and Political Discourse in Nigeria
Cartoons as Communicative Media
Use of Cartoons as Political Tools
Theoretical Framework
Methodology
Analysis
Discussions
Conclusion
References
Part II: Visual Discourse: Pandemic Information Distribution
Chapter 7: The Rhetoric of Visual Representations: Visualizing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Polish Media
Literature Review
Methods
Intercoder Reliability
Results
Discussion

Limitations
References
Chapter 8: Countering the Infodemic through Comics: COVID-19 and Graphic Medicine
COVID-19: The Pandemic-Turned-Infodemic
Graphic Medicine and Healthcare
The Edifying Role of Graphic Medicine
The Sly Hues of the Infodemic: Choice of Colors in Health Educational Comics
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: This Is What Pandemic Looks Like: Visual Framing of COVID-19 on Search Engines
Theoretical Background
Methodology
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Findings
Conclusions
References

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