The culture of AIDS in Africa : hope and healing in music and the arts /

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This title enters into the many worlds of expression brought forth across Africa by the ravaging presence of HIV/AIDS. Africans and non-Africans, physicians and social scientists, journalists and documentarians share here a common and essential interest in understanding creative expression in crushi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barz, Gregory F., 1960- (Editor ), Cohen, Judah M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
AIDS (Disease) > Africa > Songs and music > History and criticism.
Music > Social aspects > Africa.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Africa.
AIDS (Disease) and the arts > Africa.
Sida > Afrique > Chants et musique > Histoire et critique.
Musique > Aspect social > Afrique.
Sida > Aspect social > Afrique.
Sida et arts > Afrique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
AIDS (Disease) and the arts
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects
Music > Social aspects
Africa
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This title enters into the many worlds of expression brought forth across Africa by the ravaging presence of HIV/AIDS. Africans and non-Africans, physicians and social scientists, journalists and documentarians share here a common and essential interest in understanding creative expression in crushing and uncertain times. Chapters investigate and engage the social networks, power relationships, and cultural structures that enable the arts to convey messages of hope and healing, and of knowledge and good counsel to the wider community.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 500 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199781362
0199781362

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