In this assignment, students are encouraged to examine the portrayal of communication within a film through the application of health communication theory. Films may aim to replicate everyday life, convey specific messages, or merely entertain; regardless of their primary objective, movies present intricate message sets that provide valuable opportunities for analyzing human communication. In this assignment, a particular health communication theory from the course will be employed to elucidate the functioning of communication processes within a selected film.

For this assignment, students are required to use the movie Contagion (2011);

  • The aim of this assignment is to enhance your capacity for analytical engagement with health communication theories by applying theoretical concepts to a tangible example. Instead of merely summarizing the narrative, your focus should be on explaining how communication in the film can be understood, interpreted, or clarified through the lens of the chosen theory. This assignment must include:
  • A brief description of the health communication phenomena depicted in the selected movie
  • Choose one health communication theory and analyze how the phenomena in the movie relate to that theory: Describe the progression of communication, relationships, and characters perceptions or emotions based on the theory. Connect these elements to the theoretical components of the selected theory.
  • The health theory that will be used is the Theory of Planned Behavior.

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