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Journal of Literary Studies
versão On-line ISSN 1753-5387
versão impressa ISSN 0256-4718
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MUSANGA, Terrence. Twitter Diary and COVID-19 Survival: The Case of @acielumumba. JLS [online]. 2022, vol.38, n.1, pp.1-15. ISSN 1753-5387. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/1753-5387/10412.
This article examines the Twitter diary of Lumumba William Gerald Mutumanje, popularly known as Ace Lumumba in Zimbabwe, which chronicles his experiences of being COVID-19 positive, his recuperation and survival from the contagion. I argue that the Twitter diary attempts to create a resilient and survivor identity for Lumumba and at the same time underscores the fact that everyone is vulnerable and susceptible to the virus. The diary further complicates our understanding of a text and how meaning is generated given that meaning is no longer localised to the immediate (con)text as inferences have to be drawn from and made to other (con)texts. Twitter largely relies on intertextuality and the reader (prod-user/prod-sumer) needs to demonstrate an awareness of intertextuality if (s)he is to have a holistic appreciation of Twitter texts. Lumumba's Twitter diary also extends debates on the role of social media and infodemics in health advocacy and community education, especially in times of COVID-19.
Palavras-chave : Twitter; COVID-19; text; diary; identity; narrativisation.