REPRESENTING HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN THE MEDIA; ED. BY MARTIN KING

Representing Health addresses the importance of the media in shaping and reflecting public perceptions and attitudes to health and illness. Bringing together contributions from a variety of academic disciplines, this lively text examines contemporary theoretical debates and analyzes media as diverse as television, cinema, literature, print media and the Internet. Centring around themes of 'virtual' bodies, audiences, representations and public health, it examines discourses of sexuality, gender, race, disability, childhood, medico-moral panics, regulation and governmentality. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Notes on the Contributors......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 PART I: AUDIENCE RECEPTION STUDIES......Page 28 1 Public Medicine: the Reception of a Medical Drama......Page 33 2 Health Promotion Campaigns for Ethnic Minority Groups: the Case of the Radio Campaign for Asian Populations in the UK......Page 58 3 Performing Disability: Impairment, Disability and Soap Opera Viewing......Page 77 PART II: DISCOURSES OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN THE PRINT MEDIA AND THE INTERNET......Page 100 4 Threatened Children: Media Representations of Childhood Cancer......Page 105 5 Mad Cows and Mad Scientists: What Happened to Public Health in the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Great British Beef Consumer?......Page 126 6 Writing Digital Selves: Narratives of Health and Illness on the Internet......Page 144 PART III: UNRULY BODIES AND THE MEDIA......Page 162 7 'Planting Landmines in their Sex Lives': Governmentality, Iconography of Sexual Disease, and the 'Duties' of the STD Clinic......Page 167 8 Slicing Through Healthy Bodies: Transsexuality and the Media Representation of Body Modification......Page 195 9 Representing 'Healthy' and 'Sexual' Bodies: the Media, 'Disability' and Consensual 'SM'......Page 217 PART IV: MORALITY AND HEALTH: DISCOURSES OF GOOD AND EVIL IN HEALTH TEXTS......Page 238 10 Dope Fiends: the Myth and Menace of Drug Users in Film......Page 245 11 Disease, Decay and Dread: Literary Constructions of Illness......Page 263 C......Page 281 H......Page 282 M......Page 283 P......Page 284 V......Page 285 B......Page 286 C......Page 287 E......Page 288 G......Page 289 K......Page 290 M......Page 291 P......Page 292 S......Page 293 T......Page 294 Z......Page 295 Bringing Together Contributions From A Variety Of Academic Disciplines, This Work Addresses The Importance Of The Media In Shaping And Reflecting Public Perceptions And Attitudes To Health And Illness. Introduction / Martin King And Katherine Watson -- 1. Public Medicine : The Reception Of A Medical Drama / Solange Davin -- 2. Health Promotion Campaigns For Ethnic Minority Groups : The Case Of The Radio Campaign For Asian Populations In The Uk / Yumiko Doi -- 3. Performing Disability : Impairment, Disability And Soap Opera Viewing / Alison Wilde -- 4. Threatened Children : Media Representations Of Childhood Cancer / Clive Seale -- 5. Mad Cows And Mad Scientists : What Happened To Public Health In The Battle For The Hearts And Minds Of The Great British Beef Consumer? / Martin King And Clare Street -- 6. Writing Digital Selves : Narratives Of Health And Illness On The Internet / Michael Hardey -- 7. 'planting Landmines In Their Sex Lives' : Governmentality, Iconography Of Sexual Disease, And The 'duties' Of The Std Clinic / Anthony Pryce -- 8. Slicing Through Healthy Bodies : Transsexuality And The Media Representation Of Body Modification / Katherine Watson And Stephen Whittle -- 9. Representing 'healthy' And 'sexual' Bodies : The Media, 'disabilit' And Consensual 'sm' / Andrea Beckmann -- 10. Dope Fiends : The Myth And Menace Of Drug Users In Film / Philip Guy -- 11. Disease, Decay And Dread : Literary Constructions Of Illness / Angela Kershaw. Edited By Martin King And Katherine Watson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.