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Breaking the silence : South African representations of HIV/AIDS / Ellen Grünkemeier.
Van Pelt Library PR9355.2 .G78 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grünkemeier, Ellen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South African literature (English)--History and criticism.
- South African literature (English).
- AIDS (Disease) in literature.
- HIV Infections--epidemiology.
- South Africa.
- Medicine in Literature.
- Taboo.
- Medical Subjects:
- HIV Infections--epidemiology.
- South Africa.
- Medicine in Literature.
- Taboo.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, England : James Currey, [2013]
- Contents:
- Introduction:setting the agenda
- Mapping the terrain:the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic
- HIV/AIDS as a taboo topic:a culture of silence
- Imagery
- Myths
- Literary genres
- Afterword:meanings matter.
- Notes:
- includes bibliographical references (pages 224-238) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1847010709
- 9781847010704
- OCLC:
- 854180217
- Publisher Number:
- 99963281977
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