HIV/AIDS, Health and the Media in China Paperback Book

HIV/AIDS, Health and the Media in China Paperback Book

Hurry! 1 items left!

Price	$72.99
	Collect 72 Everyday Rewards points Log in to MyDeal to link your card
Shipping	Free Shipping
	24-48 hour dispatch See delivery details

Quantity

Add to wishlist

HIV/AIDS, Health and the Media in China: Imagined Immunity Through Racialized Disease (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia)

Author: Johanna Hood
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Society & Culture: General, Media Studies, HIV / AIDS: Social Aspects, Ethnic Studies, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Politics & Government, Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Health Systems & Services
Book Format: Paperback

Approximately 90% of urban HIV/AIDS education in China occurs indirectly through non-specialist media reports. Many of these reports use images of extreme suffering and poverty to communicate an understanding of who gets HIV, why and how. This book explores an important aspect of how HIV/AIDS is communicated in China's print media, posters, websites and television, suggesting that its association with Africa and Africans - portrayed as a distant and backward land and people - has impacted understandings of HIV/AIDS. It demonstrates how, in China's media, Africans are frequently used to embody the most extreme possibilities of poverty and disease, in contrast with the progressive, scientifically sophisticated Han Chinese, which has encouraged the urban public to develop 'imagined immunity' to HIV.

By illustrating how HIV/AIDS is portrayed as a non-Han and racialized disease affecting specific bodies, races and places, the author argues that this discourse has had the effect of distancing many Chinese from the perceived possibility of infection, thus compromising the effectiveness of public health campaigns on HIV/AIDS. The book suggests that the key to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS lies in challenging the ways in which the disease is portrayed in China's media, rather than simply by continuing with the current strategy to educate more people.

Table Of Contents

1. At the Intersections of HIV/AIDS: Power, Disease, Others, and China's Media 2. China's Media: Telling and Knowing HIV/AIDS 3. Differentiating Understandings: hei Black and Blackness, Race, and Place 4. Hei: Africa, Africans and HIV/AIDS 5. Yuanshi: Presenting the Origin and Primitive Circumstances of HIV/AIDS in Africa 6. Kexue: Scientism and HIV/AIDS

About Johanna Hood

Johanna Hood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Society and Globalisation at Roskilde University, Denmark.

GTIN: 9780415860734

Shipping Details

We ship Australia-wide, including all major cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, and the Gold Coast.

Same-Day Dispatch:
Orders placed before 12pm (AEST) are guaranteed to ship the same business day. Orders placed up until 1pm often still ship same day, but this is not guaranteed.

Estimated Delivery Timeframe:
• Metro areas in major cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra typically receive their orders within 1–2 business days.
• Regional and rural areas, or deliveries to states such as WA, SA, NT, and TAS, may take up to 10 business days, depending on location and courier performance.

Delivery times may vary slightly during peak periods, but we always aim to get your order to you as quickly as possible.

We offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee on all purchases.

Returns:

Returns are accepted within 30 days of receiving your item. Items must be returned in their original packaging and in the same condition as when they were received. Change-of-mind returns are accepted only for items that are new and sealed. Items that are used or no longer in their original condition may not be eligible for a full refund.

Defective Items:

If your item arrives damaged or faulty, please contact us as soon as possible, and we’ll arrange a return or replacement where applicable.

Warranty:

We do not provide warranty coverage beyond the initial 30-day period. For any issues arising after this time, warranty claims must be made directly with the manufacturer in accordance with their terms.