Once Upon A Virus / Diane E. Goldstein.

Author/creator Goldstein, Diane E.
Other author Project Muse.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLogan : Utah State University Press, ©2004. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Description1 online resource (xvi, 210 pages )
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SeriesBook collections on Project MUSE. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004010414
ISBN9780874215106