Communicative Perspectives on COVID-19 in Ghana: At the Intersection of Culture, Science, Religion and Politics (Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication)

By: Mark Nartey and Nancy Henaku and G. Edzordzi Agbozo

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Synopsis: This collection explores the communicative dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, redressing the absence of perspectives from Africa and the Global South in pandemic discourses and highlighting the importance of considering the impact of local contexts in global crises. The volume critically reflects on the significance of communicative dimensions, understood here as the effects of communication on bidirectional flows between senders and receivers, on many different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Grounded in transnational and interdisciplinary perspectives and drawing on data from the Ghanian experience, the book showcases how important it is for local factors to be taken into account by governments, medical professionals, social commentators, and everyday people in communicating during a pandemic, when local cultures, histories, and infrastructures all play a role in shaping communication and the dissemination of knowledge. Chapter examines such topics as the role of metaphor, the use of social media in disinformation, and the range of strategies and channels employed by stakeholders. This volume centers the pandemic experience in a Global South context, demonstrating the importance of a greater focus on local contexts in understanding communication in a time of pandemic. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in intercultural communication, crisis communication, health communication, discourse analysis, and African studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 254 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000936568
Related ISBNs:: 9781032360461, 9781032360492, 9781003330042
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/29/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Nancy Henaku, G. Edzordzi Agbozo and Mark Nartey
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Nancy Henaku
Edited by:: G. Edzordzi Agbozo
Edited by:: Mark Nartey