A discourse analysis of Ebola in South African newspapers (2014–2015)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7495794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prevan Moodley (0000-0002-0426-9328, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Schvaughn Sandrine Lesage (University of Johannesburg) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 158-169 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0081246319868656 |
| OpenAlex | W2967838717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 25 |
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in three African states transformed the virus into a social reality in which media representations contributed to globalised hysteria and had rhetorical effects. This study investigated representations of the Ebola virus/disease in South African news reports (March 2014–June 2015). Four discourses were found to operate within the globalised social context: threat to humanity, predation, invasion, and conspiracy. The South African reportage framed Ebola as a predator and criminal rather than using stock warfare imagery. Representations indicated alignment with phobic high-income countries and colonial hegemony
Art · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Demonization · Ebola virus · Hegemony · Humanity · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Newspaper · Outbreak · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Gender Studies · History · Law · Virology
Psychosocial effects of an Ebola outbreak at individual, community and international levels
Discourse Dynamics (Psychology Revivals)
Public apprehension of emerging infectious diseases
Lay perceptions of emerging infectious diseases
Addressing Ebola-related Stigma
Avian Flu and Embodied Global Imagery
WHO’s to blame? The World Health Organization and the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Ebola at the borders
Nature as ‘Abject’, Critical Psychology, and ‘Revolt’
Metaphors and Biorisks
Conspiracy theories as quasi-religious mentality
Regarding the pain of others
Hot Crises and Media Reassurance
The Rhetorical Construction of the Predatorial Virus
Representations of Sars in the British newspapers
Representations of far-flung illnesses
Understanding an Ebola outbreak
Fear, duty and the moralities of care
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |