Representing Health
Discourses of Health and Illness in the Media
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Beschreibung
Representing Health addresses the importance of the media in shaping and reflecting public perceptions and attitudes to health and illness. Bringing together contributions from a variety of academic disciplines, this lively text examines contemporary theoretical debates and analyzes media as diverse as television, cinema, literature, print media and the Internet. Centring around themes of 'virtual' bodies, audiences, representations and public health, it examines discourses of sexuality, gender, race, disability, childhood, medico-moral panics, regulation and governmentality.
Examines contemporary theoretical debates in a lively and accessible way
Analyzes a diverse range of media, including television, cinema, literature, print media and the internet
Uses topical topical examples from popular culture and news stories, such as E.R., Coronation Street, and media coverage of the BSE crisis.
Examines contemporary theoretical debates in a lively and accessible way
Analyzes a diverse range of media, including television, cinema, literature, print media and the internet
Uses topical topical examples from popular culture and news stories, such as E.R., Coronation Street, and media coverage of the BSE crisis.
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Martin King
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