Essays about: "Anti-Vaxxer"

Found 1 essay containing the word Anti-Vaxxer.

  1. 1. Plandemic or Infodemic : COVID-19 and the Anti-vax Movement on the Flashback Forum in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Michael Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Pandemic; Flashback Forum; Conspiracy Theories; Anti-Vaxxer; Critical Discourse Analysis; Actor Network Theory;

    Abstract : This study researches anti-vaccine discourses related to the COVID-19 vaccine shared on the Flashback forum in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021-2022). Using a framework of Critical Discourse Analysis and Actor-Network Theory, the goal of the study is to identify the components of conspiratorial anti-Covid vaccine discourses on the Flashback forum, and unpack how conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 vaccine found in the sample can contribute to diminishing trust in authorities in the Swedish context. READ MORE