Course description  

This course explores how the vegetative state is represented in the media. You will engage with debates about how the media portray patients and report ‘miracle’ recoveries, court cases and scientific breakthroughs and you’ll explore implications for family and public understandings. The course will enhance your skills in analysing the media and being a critical media consumer. If you are a student or researcher it will also help you in designing your own research project on any topic. If you are a journalist or scriptwriter the course will develop your knowledge around this issue. If you care for such patients the course will help you navigate the impact of media representations on your own practice and support improved staff-family communication.

Study time: 4 hours (more with optional activities)       Duration: 1 week (at own pace, self-led learning) (No live seminars unless otherwise informed)

Cost: Free       Assessment: self-assessement, quizzes & reflection

Course author: Professor Jenny Kitzinger, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University.

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