Viral Frictions: Global Health and the Persistence of HIV Stigma in Kenya
Viral Frictions takes the reader along a trail of intersecting narratives to uncover how and why it is that HIV-related stigma persists in the age of treatment. Pfeiffer convincingly argues that stigma is a socially constructed process co-produced at the nexus of local, national, and global relation...
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Zusammenfassung: | Viral Frictions takes the reader along a trail of
intersecting narratives to uncover how and why it is that
HIV-related stigma persists in the age of treatment. Pfeiffer
convincingly argues that stigma is a socially constructed process
co-produced at the nexus of local, national, and global
relationships and storytelling about and practices associated with
HIV. Based on a decade of fieldwork in one highway trading center
in Kenya, Viral Frictions offers compelling stories of
stigma and discrimination as a lens for understanding broader
social processes, the complexities of globalization and health, and
their profound impact on the everyday social lives and
relationships of people living through the ongoing HIV epidemic in
sub-Saharan Africa. This highly engaging book is ideal reading for
those interested in teaching and learning about intersectionality,
as Pfeiffer meticulously demonstrates how HIV stigma interacts with
issues of treatment, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality,
social change, and international aid systems. |
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DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv2v55k0x |