"At risk" and "a risk": a critical discourse analysis of government and media texts exploring framings of, and responses to, people experiencing homelessness in the context of COVID-19

• Main Author: Jalloh, Chelsea
• Other Authors: Honeyford, Michelle (Curriculum Teaching & Learning), McCabe, Glen (Education), Wylie, Jon (Medical Microbiology), Simon, Rob (University of Toronto)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Critical discourse analysis; People experiencing homelessness; COVID-19; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/36207

This research takes place at the locus of three converging topics: the lived experience of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Canada, the discourses that shape and are shaped by sociopolitical framing and positioning of PEH, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in...