Once Upon A Virus Diane E. Goldstein.
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TextPublisher: Utah State University Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 210 p.)ISBN: 9780874215106Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) -- Legends | Health behavior | Risk perception | AIDS (Disease) -- Newfoundland and LabradorGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 614.5/99392/09718 LOC classification: RA643.86.C22 | N494 2004Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : philosophizing in a war zone -- "Tag, you've got AIDS" : HIV in folklore and legend -- Bad people and body fluids : contemporary legend and AIDS discourse -- Making sense : narrative and the development of culturally appropriate health education -- What exactly did they do with that monkey, anyway? : contemporary legend, scientific speculation, and the politics of blame in the search for AIDS origins -- Welcome to the innocent world of AIDS : cultural viability, localization, and contemporary legend -- "Billy Ray virus" : the folk creation and official maintenance of a public health scapegoat -- "Banishing all the spindles from the kingdom" : reading needle-prick narratives as resistance -- Once upon a virus : public health and narrative as a proactive form.
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