DDT: Misunderstood or Misrepresented? A critical discourse analysis of the competing claims on the safety and viability of DDT for combating malaria in Africa
The symbolic elite discourse on the safety and viability of using the insecticide DDT for combating malaria in Africa is marked by extreme dissonance. While some positions within the debate on using DDT for malaria prevention are quite nuanced, others are more extreme if not one-dimensional. The ones who tend to hold more nuanced or centrist positions on using DDT for controlling malaria are often
