Donner sens au sida

This article is a commentary of a text by Paula Treichler« AIDS, homophobia and biomedical discourse: an epidemic of signification ». Written in the first years of the AIDS epidemic, Treichler’s article has been immensely influential. After a brief presentation of the scientific context at the time...

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Main Author: Guillaume Lachenal
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Genre, Sexualité et Société 2013-06-01
Series:Genre, Sexualité et Société
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/gss/2867
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Summary:This article is a commentary of a text by Paula Treichler« AIDS, homophobia and biomedical discourse: an epidemic of signification ». Written in the first years of the AIDS epidemic, Treichler’s article has been immensely influential. After a brief presentation of the scientific context at the time of the publication (Semiotic turn, works by Bruno Latour and Steeve Woolgar), the commentary insists on the contemporary relevance of the text: the work consisting in “making sense” of the epidemic is always to be done.
ISSN:2104-3736