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Islands of love, islands of risk : culture and HIV in the Trobriands /
The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been depicted as a place of sexual freedom ever since these small atolls in the southwest Pacific were made famous by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century. In the era of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, how do Trobrianders respond to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Nashville :
Vanderbilt University Press,
[2012]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been depicted as a place of sexual freedom ever since these small atolls in the southwest Pacific were made famous by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century. In the era of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, how do Trobrianders respond to public health interventions that link their cultural practices to the risk of HIV? This book details cultural practices of regeneration, from the traditional dance called Wosimwaya to the elaborate exchanges that are part of the mortuary feasts called sagali. Focusing on the sexual freedom of young people, the author reveals the social value of sexual practice. By bringing cultural context and lived experience to the fore, the book addresses the failure of standardized public health programs to bridge the persistent gap between HIV awareness and prevention. The book offers insights on the interplay between global and local understandings of gender, sexuality, and disease and suggests the possibility of viewing sexuality in terms other than risk. This book illustrates the contribution of ethnographic research methodology in facilitating dialogue between different ways of knowing. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826518767 0826518761 1283747227 9781283747226 |