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dc.contributor.authorWenham, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Neil
dc.contributor.authorSebar, Bernadette
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:04:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:04:08Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn1446-1242
dc.identifier.doi10.5172/hesr.2009.18.3.284
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29770
dc.description.abstractThe HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa prompted industrialised nations to initiate a coordinated global response, which to date has been inadequate in reducing the pandemic's impact in Africa. To better understand this response, this article explores the portrayal of the pandemic in the Australian print media using critical discourse analysis to unpack the discourses surrounding the construction of the pandemic. In particular, it examines how issues of power, ideology, causation and responsibility are expressed and utilised to validate certain stances and responses. The findings demonstrate that the media presents a particular perspective on the pandemic that favours the agendas of industrialised nations. Linguistic devices uncovered racist, medical and development discourses that give voice to industrialised nations and silence those from sub-Saharan Africa, limiting discussion on alternative responses. These findings highlight the utility of critical discourse analysis in understanding power structures that construct and influence responses to public health issues.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent94866 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publishereContent Management Pty Ltd
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom284
dc.relation.ispartofpageto296
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHealth Sociology Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial change
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnthropology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode441004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode441099
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4401
dc.titleReflections of Inequalities: The Construction of HIV/AIDS in Africa in the Australian Print Media
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Public Health
gro.rights.copyright© 2009 e-Content Management Pty Ltd. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version
gro.date.issued2015-04-10T00:51:19Z
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorSebar, Bernadette M.
gro.griffith.authorHarris, Neil D.


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