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The Edges of a Pandemic: Pseudoscience, Alternative Medicine, and Belief in the Age of COVID

Boutros, Alexandra·2020·TOPIA
DOI 10.3138/topia-006
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The circulation of misinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy theories related to the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus are often subjected to a hegemonic categorization that renders those ignoring social distancing recommendations or seeking alternative cures “covidiots.” This text examines the public circulation of those fragments of discourse simultaneously relegated to the edges of the pandemic and made hypervisible through mediated repetition.

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  1. Bunge Mario., 1984, The Skeptical Inquirer, 9, 36
  2. Garber Marjorie B., 1998, Symptoms of Culture

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Authors
Boutros, A.
Corresponding author
Boutros, Alexandra
ORCID
Boutros, Alexandra
Venue
TOPIA
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Published
2020-12
Volume
41
Pages
42-49
ISSN
  • 1206-0143 (ISSN-L)
  • 1916-0194
DOI
10.3138/topia-006
OpenAlex
W3110817423
Cited by
3
References
11
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • TOPIA Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies (publishedVersion)
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication and COVID-19 Impact
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, pseudoscience, complementary and alternative medicine, misinformation, conspiracy theories, belief, social distancing, media circulation, hypervisibility

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