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Interdictions and benedictions : an analysis of AIDS prevention materials in Vancouver Canada Egan, John Patrick
Abstract
This study identifies differing interests which have impacted how Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention programmes in Vancouver have evolved. Drawing largely upon the writings of Michel Foucault with respect to power, knowledge and sexuality, discursive trends in materials are identified, categorized and compared to consider how pertinent subjugated knowledges have developed. The interplay between knowledge-regimes (the benedicted) and subjugated knowledges (the interdicted) are explicated through textual analyses of the materials collected. The findings suggest that knowledges cultivated within the male homosexual communities of Vancouver ensured the implementation of prevention programmes contextually relevant to their own milieu. These strategies were also integrated into broader prevention initiatives designed for society in-general, once their efficacy was apparent. Implications for community education and public health education are discussed, and areas for future research are identified.
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Interdictions and benedictions : an analysis of AIDS prevention materials in Vancouver Canada
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University of British Columbia
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1999
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Description |
This study identifies differing interests which have impacted how Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention programmes in Vancouver have evolved. Drawing
largely upon the writings of Michel Foucault with respect to power, knowledge and sexuality,
discursive trends in materials are identified, categorized and compared to consider how pertinent
subjugated knowledges have developed. The interplay between knowledge-regimes (the
benedicted) and subjugated knowledges (the interdicted) are explicated through textual analyses
of the materials collected.
The findings suggest that knowledges cultivated within the male homosexual
communities of Vancouver ensured the implementation of prevention programmes contextually
relevant to their own milieu. These strategies were also integrated into broader prevention
initiatives designed for society in-general, once their efficacy was apparent. Implications for
community education and public health education are discussed, and areas for future research are
identified.
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application/pdf
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eng
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2009-06-16
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0055458
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University of British Columbia
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1999-11
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Graduate
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