Fear time versus science time: discursive disputes over the epidemic of the Zika virus and microcephaly in Brazil

This article discusses some of the tensions caused by the friction between distinct temporal regimes associated with an epidemic episode. This text is based on the study of the way information related to the Zika epidemic and microcephaly in Brazil was speeded out during the year 2015-2016. Starting...

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Main Authors: Simone Evangelista Cunha, Marcelo Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS) 2019-06-01
Series:Comunicação e Sociedade
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Online Access:https://revistacomsoc.pt/article/view/541

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