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Folklore, gender, and AIDS in Malawi : no secret under the sun
2013
Overview
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Informal folk narrative genres such as gossip, advice, rumor, and urban legends provide a unique lens through which to discern popular formations of gender conflict and AIDS beliefs. This is the first book on AIDS and gender in Africa to draw primarily on such narratives. By exploring tales of love medicine, gossip about romantic rivalries, rumors of mysterious new diseases, marital advice, and stories of rape, among others, it provides rich, personally grounded insights into the everyday struggles of people living in an era marked by social upheaval.
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Informal folk narrative genres such as gossip, advice, rumor, and urban legends provide a unique window into popular formations of AIDS and gender conflict in Africa. The first book on the subject to draw primarily on such narratives, this book shows how they provide rich insights into the struggles of people living in an era of social upheaval.
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1. Introduction
2. Advice is Good Medicine
3. Funny, Yet Sorrowful
4. 'Nobody Fears AIDS, Mphutsi is More Fire'
5. Mgoneko
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Anika Wilson is Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. She received her PhD in Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work on informal narratives, gender conflict, and health beliefs has been presented at numerous conferences and published in Western Folklore .
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan,Palgrave Macmillan US
Subject
/ AIDS (Disease) -- Malawi -- Public opinion
/ Family
/ Family, Relationships and Personal Life
/ Folklore
/ Folklore -- Social aspects -- Malawi
/ Health, Illness and Medical Sociology
/ Health, Illness and Medicine
/ Man-woman relationships -- Malawi
/ Men
/ Men -- Sexual behavior -- Malawi
/ Palgrave Social Sciences Collection
/ Social & cultural anthropology
/ Sociology: family & relationships
/ Women
ISBN
1137322446, 9781137322449, 1137322454, 9781137322456, 1349458376, 9781349458370
