Media representations of science and health: the case of coma

Kitzinger, Jenny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-8033 2015. Media representations of science and health: the case of coma. Miller, Toby, ed. The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture, Routledge Companions, London: Routledge, pp. 333-341.

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Abstract

Media representation of science and health are a key area of concern for researchers interested in the potential of the media to influence society – whether through helping to shape individual behaviours, public debates or the policy agenda. This chapter uses research on ‘coma’ (and associated conditions such as the vegetative state) as a case study for exploring the range of ways in which media coverage can be analysed. I show how researchers from different backgrounds (e.g. film and cultural studies, sociology of science, and scientific/clinical practice) have approached such research and highlight their different research designs and findings. I conclude by highlighting the need to take such disciplinary divisions into account – both when reviewing research into the media representation of science and health and when developing such research oneself.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NE Print media P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting Q Science > Q Science (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9780415641470
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 September 2018
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 09:04
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/73188

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