AIDS and the Sexuality of Law

AIDS and the Sexuality of Law
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781403981226
ISBN-13 : 1403981221
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Book Synopsis AIDS and the Sexuality of Law by : J. Rollins

Download or read book AIDS and the Sexuality of Law written by J. Rollins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-01-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AIDS and the Sexuality of Law investigates the role that HIV/AIDS has played in the legal construction of sexuality. AIDS and its metaphors have been judicially enlisted to patrol the boundaries of heterosexuality, producing flawed understandings of HIV/AIDS and sexuality. The proliferation of this flawed knowledge through judicial discourse has had a profound impact on the way sexuality is understood. Even more fundamentally, closer analysis exposes the ironic processes of the law whereby material reality, ignorance, and belief interact to replace unknowns with 'social facts.' The book concludes optimistically, arguing that there is political value in uncertainty.


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