Communicative Perspectives on COVID-19 in Ghana: At the Intersection of Culture, Science, Religion and Politics Book uri icon

Abstract

  • 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 Ghanaian 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. Chapters examine 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.

Publication Date

  • 2023-08-01