| Language and HIV/AIDS Contributor(s): Higgins, Christina (Editor), Norton, Bonny (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847692206 ISBN-13: 9781847692207 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Medical | Forensic Medicine - Medical | Preventive Medicine |
| Dewey: 614.599 |
| LCCN: 2009033460 |
| Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.10 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume focuses on the role of language in the construction of knowledge about HIV/AIDS in diverse regions of the world. The collection of studies yields helpful insights about the discursive construction of this knowledge in both formal and informal contexts, while demonstrating how the tools of applied linguistics can be exercised to reveal a deeper understanding of the production and dissemination of this knowledge. The authors use a range of qualitative methodologies to critically explore the role of language and discourse in educational contexts in which various and sometimes competing forms of knowledge about HIV/AIDS are constructed. They draw on various forms of discourse analysis, ethnography, and social semiotics to interpret meaning-making practices in HIV/AIDS education in Australia, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, and Uganda. |
Contributor Bio(s): Higgins, Christina: - Dr Christina Higgins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she teaches courses in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and intercultural communication. Her recent research has focused on communication in NGO-sponsored HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness education in Tanzania, where she has investigated the discursive construction of local and global worldviews. In her book, English as a local language: Post-colonial identities and multilingual practices (Multilingual Matters), she has also explored the role of language and popular culture in HIV/AIDS awareness efforts in hip hop lyrics and in public health advertisements. Her website can be found at http: //www2.hawaii.edu/ cmhiggin. |
