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Record Nr.

UNINA9910754099603321

Autore

Malik Fazal

Titolo

Addressing Health Inequalities through Community Media : The Transformative Power of Voice and Agency / / by Fazal Malik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031352379

3031352378

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 159 pages)

Disciplina

362.10941

Soggetti

Journalism

Communication in medicine

Health Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Marginalized Worldviews -- 3 Epistemological Plurality -- 4 Discursive Space -- 5 Beyond Healthism -- 6 Contextual Approach to Communication -- 7 Agency, Identity and Empowerment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the efforts of marginalized communities to address the health inequalities that characterize life in many deprived areas of post-industrialized cities in the UK. Spread over six chapters, the book maps the role of small-scale and community-based media in contextualizing a link between people’s experiences and expression to validate marginalized points of view. It takes an ethnographic approach and demonstrates that a multi-agency and faith-based community broadcasting initiative can be an empowering platform for communicative interaction. Dr. Fazal Malik is a distinguished Professor of Media Studies and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Amity University Dubai. With over three decades of international experience in academia, media, and educational leadership, he is a seasoned scholar and journalist. Driven by his passion for amplifying voices and promoting agency in the fight against social exclusion, he established several community-basedradio stations to serve disadvantaged communities in the UK. Prior to his transition to academia, he worked as a Broadcast Journalist for the BBC in the UK. Dr. Malik's unique insights into



multiple disciplines and perspectives have shaped his academic outlook, enabling him to bridge the gap between theory and practice, as well as between academia and industry.