Pandemic Communication

This book details how the processes of communication are affected by the presence of a pandemic and establishes a research agenda for those effects across the broad field of communication studies. Through contributions from experts in communication subdisciplines such as crisis, organizational, interpersonal, health, intergroup, and intercultural, this book provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the emerging field of study "pandemic communication." Each chapter has four primary objectives to: (1) define critical issues for pandemic communication from its subdiscipline's perspective, (2) examine how communication varies during pandemic(s), (3) provide examples of how pandemic(s) havefor affected communication, and (4) propose a research agenda to build pandemic communication theory. This book is suited to undergraduate or post-graduate courses or modules in communication studies across a variety of subdisciplines as well as a reference for researchers in the subject.

Stephen M. Croucher is Professor and Head of School in the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing at Massey University, New Zealand. Audra Diers-Lawson is Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Leadership, and Marketing at Kristiania University College, Norway.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Pandemic Communication Chapter 2. Health Communication and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 22-Nation Exploration of Mask Wearing Chapter 3. Science Communication and Pandemics Chapter 4. Pandemic Communication: CDC and Who Approaches to Emergency Risk Communication and Emerging Infectious Disease Crises Chapter 5. Public Relations and Pandemics Chapter 6. The New Normal: Pandemic Communication and Sustainable Organizations Chapter 7. Meme-Ing Accountability: Visual Communication as Character Assassination of Austrian and Swedish Politicians and Government Agencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 8. Applied Communication and Pandemics: Expanding the Idea Model of Instructional Risk and Crisis Communication Chapter 9. Interpreting the Interpersonal: Crisis Communication Insights for Pandemics Chapter 10. Intergroup Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 20-Nation Analysis of Prejudice Chapter 11. Instructional Communication During Pandemics Chapter 12. Pandemic Communication: International Communication Chapter 13. Pandemic Rhetoric Chapter 14 Language and Pandemic Communication Chapter 15. Political Communication and Pandemics Chapter 16. Reflecting on Theory and Research in Pandemic Communication