(BKREV) Meddling with Mythology: AIDS and the Social Construction of Knowledge
Routledge, 29 W 35th St., New York, NY 10001. 276p., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-415-16389-7, 0-415-16390-0pbk. $85.00, $25.99pbk.
edited by Rosaline S. Barbour, Guro Huby. 1998.
This "book derives its unique importance, among the many thousands across the world that make up the bibliography of the epidemic, from the fact that it focuses down on the research experiences of a collection of scholars, relatively privileged, and predominantly relatively young, neither adolescent nor mortescent, neither predominantly doctors nor even patients, and, as is to be expected in the late modern world, a network rather than a group." The five sections cover: "Power," "Boundaries and Identities," "Narrative Exchange," "Representation and Agency," and "A Tribute to Phil Strong and an Overview."
Chapters with titles that follow will intrigue anyone to pick up the book, browse, and read: "Fact-finder, fag hag, fellow and funambulist: research as a balancing act," "Of tales, myth, metaphor and metonym," and "The pestilential apocalypse: modern, postmodern and early modern observations." The contributors to the 15 chapters are unique and each writes in his or her own unique way about the sociological aspects of AIDS. It is not the easiest book to read, so be prepared to take your time. It is, however, a book that you will continue to read once you have begun. It is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.
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