Descrizione

Lingue Culture Mediazioni / Languages Cultures Mediation (LCM Journal), edited by the Department of Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication of Università degli Studi di Milano, is a peer-reviewed journal which aims to investigate the linguistic and cultural phenomena characterising the contemporary world, and explore them in the context of the highly intricate web of historical, geographical, social and legal factors in which they are set.
Issue 1/2019 Table of Contents:
Discursive Representations of Controversial Issues in Medicine and Health, Giuliana Elena Garzone, Maria Cristina Paganoni, Martin Reisigl – Discourse Strategies of Fake News in the Anti-vax Campaign, Stefania Maria Maci – “Facts” and “Feelings” in the Discursive Construction of the “Best Interests of a Child”: The Charlie Gard Case, Judith Turnbull – “Designer Babies” and “Playing God”: Metaphor, Genome Editing, and Bioethics in Popular Science Texts, Elisa Mattiello – Exploring Health Literacy: Web-based Genres in Disseminating Specialized Knowledge to Caregivers. The Case of Paediatric Neurological Disorders, Silvia Cavalieri, Giuliana Diani – Governing (Their) Bodies: A Linguistic Perspective on the Deterrence vs. Education Debate within the Anti-doping Community, Dermot Heaney – An Inquiry into Discursive News Coverage, Popularization and Presuppositions Concerning Military PTSD Treatment Options, Roxanne Barbara Doerr.