The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication and Popular Culture

Christina S. Beck is a Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University (USA) and Past-President of the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association.

List of Contributors

Chapter 1: Consequentiality of Popular Culture for Contemporary Health Communication

Christina S. Beck, Ohio University (USA)

Part I: Framing of Health-Related Issues in Popular Culture

Chapter 2: Popular Culture and Health Information

Kimberly N. Kline, University of Texas at Austin (USA)

Amy L. Yoder, Independent Scholar (USA)

Brianna Yoder, University of Texas at San Antonio (USA)

Chapter 3: Mental Illness and Popular Culture

Heather Stuart, Queen’s University (Canada)

Chapter 4: Food in Popular Culture

Alane Presswood, Pace University (USA)

Chapter 5: Popular Culture and the Oppositional Gazes of Black Women’s Bodies

Mister v. Celie

Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Florida International University (USA)

Chapter 6: Sexual Health and Popular Culture

Jay Baglia, DePaul University (USA)

Chapter 7: They Don’t Look Sick: Popular Culture and Women’s Health

Sarah LeBlanc, Purdue University Fort Wayne (USA)

Chapter 8: The Intersection of LGBTQ+ Identities and Popular Culture:

Examining the Stigmas, Stories, and Social Realities of Mediated Health Discourses

Raffi Sarkissian, Christopher Newport University (USA)

Michaela D. E. Meyer, Christopher Newport University (USA)

Chapter 9: “Death Loves to Be Represented”: Death, Dying, and Palliative Care in Popular Culture

Michael Hviid Jacobsen, Aalborg University (Denmark)

Adriana Teodorescu, Babeș-Bolyai University (Romania)

Part II: Exploring Popular Culture Influences on Health Behaviors and Beliefs

Chapter 10: Hollywood’s Intoxicating Effects: A Qualitative Analysis of Alcohol Use in 50 Popular College Fraternity Films

Alan D. DeSantis, University of Kentucky (USA)

Chapter 11: Misinformation about Health in Popular Culture: The Prevalence, Influence,

and Mitigation of Health Misinformation

Weirui Wang, Florida International University (USA)

Yan Huang, University of Houston (USA)

Chapter 12: Popular Culture and Medical Errors

Heather J. Carmack, Mayo Clinic (USA)

Chapter 13: Popular Culture and Pro-Health Choices

Diane B. Francis, Northeastern University (USA)

Marian Jaitto-Jeffrey, University of Kentucky (USA)

Chapter 14: Sports and Health Advocacy

Jimmy Sanderson, Texas Tech University (USA)

Chapter 15: Celebrity Health Narratives and Implications for Public Conversations about Health

Christina S. Beck, Ohio University (USA)

Chapter 16: Social Media Influencers and Public Health Narratives

Leandra Hinojosa Hernández, University of Utah (USA)

Stevie Munz, Utah Valley University (USA)

Part III: Considering Pro-Social Public Health Interventions in Popular Culture

Chapter 17: Entertainment-Education and Health Issues

Suruchi Sood, Johns Hopkins University (USA)

Farren Rodrigues, Johns Hopkins University (USA)

Chapter 18: Soap Operas Raising Awareness of Physical and Mental Wellness

Jennifer L. Walton, Radford University (USA)

Chapter 19: “Didn’t ring true for me”: Queering Breast Cancer, Graphic Medicine, and Kimiko

Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir

Sathyaraj Venkatesan, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (India).

Chapter 20: What Did I Just Watch? Media Literacy’s Relationship with Health Communication and Pop Culture

Andrew D. Sutherland, Washington State University (USA)

Erica Weintraub Austin, Washington State University (USA)

Chapter 21: Medical Ethics, Health Communication, and Popular Culture

Evie Kendal, Swinburne University of Technology (Australia)

Part IV: Understanding Health Issues in Popular Culture from Diverse Perspectives

Chapter 22: Race, Ethnicity, Popular Culture, and Health Communication

Amanda R. Martinez, Davidson College (USA)

Chapter 23: Popular Culture and Health Communication across the Lifespan

Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, University of Arizona (USA)

Heather Gahler, University of Arizona (USA)

Jiaqi Zeng, University of Arizona (USA)

Part V: Pop Culture and Health Communication: Looks to the Future

Chapter 24: Looking to the Future of Popular Culture and the Future of Public Health Interventions

Suraj Arshanapally, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)

Chapter 25: Looking to the Future of Popular Culture and Health Communication

Theorizing and Advocacy

Elisia L. Cohen, University of Minnesota (USA)

Index