We Can Be Heroes: Identification, Superheroes, and the Visual Communication of Agency in Online Children's Books about COVID- 19.

  • Published In: Rhetoric of Health & Medicine, 2024, v. 7, n. 4. P. 404 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kondrlik, Kristin; Byrne, Cara 3 of 3

Abstract

The article "We Can Be Heroes: Identification, Superheroes, and the Visual Communication of Agency in Online Children's Books about COVID-19" delves into how children's picture books during the pandemic use superheroes as metaphors to empower children to adopt health behaviors like wearing masks and washing hands. It emphasizes the importance of visual and textual metaphors in shaping children's understanding of illness and health, while also discussing the limitations and risks of using such metaphors. The text underscores the significance of community cooperation in combating the virus and stresses the need for clear communication about children's agency in addressing public health issues. The document offers a range of resources on health communication, including online children's books about COVID-19 and discussions on illness as metaphor and the ethics of metaphor in healthcare, catering to researchers and readers interested in health communication and related fields. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Rhetoric of Health & Medicine. 2024/10, Vol. 7, Issue 4, p404
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Communication and Mass Media
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2573-5055
  • DOI:10.5744/rhm.2024.2132
  • Accession Number:181722374
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