How to Have Theory in an Epidemic - Cultural Chronicles of AIDS

"Paula Treichler's essays are certainly among the most significant written on the subject of AIDS. They are, in fact, a model of what the field of cultural studies at its best can contribute to our thinking about urgent social and political issues. This is an essential book, one that will strongly affect the way people approach the subject of AIDS in the future."--Douglas Crimp, author of "AIDS: Demo Graphics"

Sommario

Acknowledgments ix

A Note on the Text xiii

Prologue 1

AIDS, Homophobia, and Biomedical Discourse: An Epidemic of Signification 11

The Burdens of History: Gender and Representation in AIDS Discourse,
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AIDS and HIV Infection in the Third World: A First World Chronicle 99

Seduced and Terrorized: AIDS in the Media 127

AIDS, HIV, and the Cultural Construction of Reality 149

AIDS Narratives on Television: Whose Story? 176

AIDS, Africa, and Cultural Theory 205

Beyond Cosmo: AIDS, Identity, and Inscriptions of Gender 235

How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: The Evolution of AIDS, Treatment, and Activism 278

Epilogue 315

Notes 331

Bibliography 387

Index 453

Info autore

Paula A. Treichler

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paula A Treichler, Paula A. Treichler
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780822323181
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2318-1
• Pagine: 496
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 235 mm x 38 mm
• Peso: 807 g
• Serie: Series Q
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie