Communicative vulnerability and its mutation in interpreter-mediated healthcare encounters

Authors

  • Srikant Sarangi Aalborg University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.40888

Keywords:

Communicative vulnerability, mutation, interpreter-mediated healthcare encounters

Author Biography

  • Srikant Sarangi, Aalborg University
    Srikant Sarangi is Professor in Humanities and Medicine and Director of the Danish Institute of Humanities and Medicine (DIHM) at Aalborg University, Denmark. Between 1993 and 2013 he was Professor in Language and Communication and Director of the Health Communication Research Centre at Cardiff University (UK), where he continues as Emeritus Professor. Beginning 2017, he is also Adjunct Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Visiting Professor at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Visiting Professor at the College of Medicine, Qatar University. In 2012, he was awarded the title of ‘Fellow’ by the Academy of Social Sciences, UK. His research interests are in institutional/professional discourse studies (e.g., healthcare, social work, bureaucracy, education) and applied linguistics. He is editor of Text & Talk, Communication & Medicine and Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice.

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Published

2020-03-14

How to Cite

Sarangi, S. (2020). Communicative vulnerability and its mutation in interpreter-mediated healthcare encounters. Communication and Medicine, 15(2), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.40888

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