How to Have Theory in an Epidemic Cultural Chronicles of AIDS

A collection of essays on the AIDS epidemic, by a leading feminist cultural theorist of science

Info autore

Paula A. Treichler is a professor at the University of Illinois, where she holds positions in the College of Medicine, the Institute of Communications Research, and the Women’s Studies Program. Her writings on AIDS have appeared in such journals as Science, ArtForum, October, Transition, and Camera Obscura. She is the coauthor of Language, Gender, and Professional Writing and A Feminist Dictionary and the coeditor of For Alma Mater,Cultural Studies , and The Visible Woman.

Riassunto

Presents an argument about the AIDS epidemic from a knowledgeable and interdisciplinary standpoint. This book, containing essays, addresses a range of key issues, from biomedical discourse and theories of pathogenesis to the mainstream media's depictions of the crisis in both developed and developing countries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paula A. Triechler, Paula A. Treichler, Treichler, Paula A Treichler
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 19.07.1999
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780822322863
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2286-3
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16.6 x 24 x 4.1 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 1’016 g
• Categorie: Anthropologie, Kulturwissenschaften, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Epidemiologie und medizinische Statistik, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / AIDS & HIV