Visual archives concerning Zika virus: images on Instagram as part of the constitution of an epidemic memory

This article bases on a study aiming to analyze the images on Zika virus epidemic that aroused a great public interest and a great number of sharings from the device Instagram. The period of analysis covers November and December 2015, namely two months after researchers and medical authorities have...

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Main Authors: Michele Nacif Antunes, Wedencley Alves, Fabio Gomes Goveia, Adauto Emmerich Oliveira, Janine Miranda Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) 2016-09-01
Series:RECIIS
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Online Access:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/1175