File Download
There are no files associated with this item.
Supplementary
-
Citations:
- Appears in Collections:
Conference Paper: Rumor in the Ecology of Infection
| Title | Rumor in the Ecology of Infection |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2017 |
| Citation | International Workshop on Infectious Routes: Epidemics and Migration in Asia, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 11-12 May 2017 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | This paper examines the cross-border migration of rumors during two epidemics in East Asia: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2015. The paper argues that disease-containment measures are increasingly extending to efforts at stemming the flow of misinformation. Smart devices and social media provide new platforms and routes for rumors to disperse, determining behavior and ultimately affecting the dynamics of disease transmission. As a consequence, state and international agencies – including the World Health Organization – are investing in a range of anti-rumor strategies. How is this battle over the flow of information and misinformation shaping our understanding of health, particularly in East Asia where issues of political transparency, freedom of expression, trust, and human rights remain contentious? The paper concludes by arguing for an ecological approach that re-situates rumor in relation to other kinds of ‘migratory’ process, involving capital, technologies, commodities, people – and pathogens |
| Description | Host: Centre for Humanities and Medicine, the University of Hong Kong |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244746 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Peckham, RS | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T01:58:19Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T01:58:19Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Workshop on Infectious Routes: Epidemics and Migration in Asia, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 11-12 May 2017 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244746 | - |
| dc.description | Host: Centre for Humanities and Medicine, the University of Hong Kong | - |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the cross-border migration of rumors during two epidemics in East Asia: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2015. The paper argues that disease-containment measures are increasingly extending to efforts at stemming the flow of misinformation. Smart devices and social media provide new platforms and routes for rumors to disperse, determining behavior and ultimately affecting the dynamics of disease transmission. As a consequence, state and international agencies – including the World Health Organization – are investing in a range of anti-rumor strategies. How is this battle over the flow of information and misinformation shaping our understanding of health, particularly in East Asia where issues of political transparency, freedom of expression, trust, and human rights remain contentious? The paper concludes by arguing for an ecological approach that re-situates rumor in relation to other kinds of ‘migratory’ process, involving capital, technologies, commodities, people – and pathogens | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Workshop on Infectious Routes: Epidemics and Migration in Modern Asia | - |
| dc.title | Rumor in the Ecology of Infection | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Peckham, RS: rpeckham@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Peckham, RS=rp01193 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 276058 | - |