Hygiene and Biosecurity: The Language and Politics of Risk in an Era of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Brown, Brian; Nerlich, Brigitte; Crawford, Paul; Koteyko, Nelya; Carter, Ronald

doi:10.1111/j.1751-9020.2009.00230.x

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“…It is claimed that -counter to the stated aim of the radio programme -the nature of these radio talks reinforces the image of the dis abled person as Other. Several studies by Brigitte Nerlich and her colleagues describe framing strategies in communication by both official instances and the press, about recent matters of public health and biosecurity (Nerlich et al 2002;Brown et al 2009). Closer to the topic of the present paper, Holmgreen (2008) investigates how different metaphorical construc tions in the printed Danish media reproduce and promote the viewpoints of particular societal groups on the controversial issue of biotechnology.…”

Section: Theoretical Background: Frame Semantics Framing and Simplifmentioning

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Does framing work? An empirical study of Simplifying Models for sustainable food production

Jaspaert

Velde

Brône

et al. 2011

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We investigate empirically whether framing in general, and the use of Simplifying Models as a framing tool in particular, has an effect on the way topics are cognitively construed. Existing studies on framing in linguistics have either been theoretical or descriptive. Going beyond such methodologically simple approaches, we use a more rigid test design involving the use of a control group, the construction of test conditions in which different Simplifying Models constitute the major source of variation, the inclusion of independent variables like age and prior knowledge of the subjects, and the use of linear and logistic regression analysis. Our results show that our more rigid methodological approach yields a more reliable image of the effect of Simplifying Models on the way in which people deal with information on a complex topic like sustainable food production. Fleshing out these effects further may in time lead to a better informed construction of communication on complex social topics.

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Section: Theoretical Background: Frame Semantics Framing and Simplifmentioning

confidence: 96%

Does framing work? An empirical study of Simplifying Models for sustainable food production

Jaspaert

Velde

Brône

et al. 2011

Cogl

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“…Despite the recognition of posters as an effective technology of public health by health authorities themselves (e.g., Centres for Disease Control, 1994;World Health Organization, 2009), the public health campaign poster has not received the range and diversity of scholarly attention that it merits (see also Cooter & Stein, 2010). In part, this is because when scholars have recognized the value in studying the symbolic and cultural dimensions of disease, the dominance of the paradigm of the "representations of" disease has led to a privileging of varied forms of ideological critiques and a focus on the press as the primary cultural site (see discussion in Brown et al, 2009). When scholars have turned to posters, the extant research is primarily concerned with their effects and effectiveness (or not) in achieving the desired behaviour changes they target (e.g., Boen, Maurissen, & Opdenaker, 2010;Kerr, Eves, & Carroll, 2000;Montazeri & Sajadian, 2004;Pittet, Hugonnet, Harbath, Mourouga, Sauvan, Touveneau, Perneger, & Members of the Infection Control Program, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Envisioning a Habitus of Hygiene: Hands as Disease Media in Public Health Handwashing Campaigns

Hamilton

2019

Canadian Journal of Communication

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Background Public health posters exhorting viewers to wash their hands to prevent the spread of communicable disease are common in airports, shopping malls, hospitals, and workplaces. Yet the poster remains understudied by scholars working in communication, health, and governance.Analysis Analyzing a large corpus of Canadian public health posters targeting handwashing, this article identifies three themes: the articulation of an embodied pedagogy aimed at daily practices; the recognition of our body surfaces and those of people and things around us as contaminated skins; and the production of haptic visuality. Conclusion and implications These posters promote a habitus of hygiene, inviting us to modify our haptic etiquette, to see, know, and inhabit our bodies differently, and to imagine and interact with our environment on new terms.Contexte Il est normal de voir dans les aéroports, les centres commerciaux, les hôpitaux et les lieux de travail des affiches encourageant les gens à se laver les mains afin de prévenir la propagation de maladies transmissibles. En revanche, il n’existe pas beaucoup d’études de telles affiches par les chercheurs en communication, en soins de la santé ou en administration publique.Analyse À partir de l’analyse d’un grand échantillon d’affiches canadiennes sur le besoin de se laver les mains, cet article identifie trois thèmes : l’articulation d’une pédagogie corporelle visant les pratiques quotidiennes; a reconnaissance de la surface de son corps ainsi que celle des corps d’autrui et des objets environnants comme sources de contamination; et la production d’une visualité haptique.Conclusions et implications Ces affiches promeuvent un habitus d’hygiène, nous invitant à modifier notre étiquette haptique pour que nous voyions, connaissions et expérimentions notre corps différemment et pour que nous reconcevions notre environnement et interagissions avec lui d’une nouvelle manière.

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“…Risk issues clearly undergo such a process, since new crises are read in light of previousparticularly unsolved-issues. The repetition of emerging new infectious diseases certainly has triggered reflexivity, and, interestingly, the role of communication itself in the management of these diseases has started to be addressed (Brown, Nerlich, Crawford, Koteyko, & Carter, 2009;Holmes, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Human and Nonhuman Animals, Mutually at Risk: A Study of the Swiss Information Media

Losa¹,

Burton-Jeangros²

2011

Soc Animals

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Nowadays, the relationships between nonhuman animals and humans are debated, often around issues associated with the risks they represent for each other. On one hand, new diseases and accidents indicate that animals are not as innocuous as they long were thought; on the other hand the now questioned human impact on the natural environment is considered as a risk for animals. We analysed these contrasted images of animals in the Swiss information media. Among the five main animal figures we identified over the last 30 years, we focus here on the Undesirable Animal and the Victim Animal. These two figures have been present throughout the observed period; however next to a fairly low presence of victim Animals, undesirable Animals have been more and more present in the last decade, around some specific issue (such as the avian flu). This suggests that the media more often convey the dominant anthropocentric relationship to animals, preoccupied with the protection of humans against dangerous animals, whereas the protection of animals from humans is considered less important. However recent controversies show that the frontier between ‘us’ and ‘them’ is regularly re-negotiated

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Hygiene and Biosecurity: The Language and Politics of Risk in an Era of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Cited by 7 publications

References 46 publications

Does framing work? An empirical study of Simplifying Models for sustainable food production

Does framing work? An empirical study of Simplifying Models for sustainable food production

Envisioning a Habitus of Hygiene: Hands as Disease Media in Public Health Handwashing Campaigns

Human and Nonhuman Animals, Mutually at Risk: A Study of the Swiss Information Media

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