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The Gay Science - Intimate Experiments with the Problem of HIV (Hardcover)
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The Gay Science - Intimate Experiments with the Problem of HIV (Hardcover)
Series: Sexuality, Culture and Health
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Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the behaviour of men who have
sex with men has been subject to intense scrutiny on the part of
the behavioural and sociomedical sciences. What happens when we
consider the work of these sciences to be not merely descriptive,
but also constitutive of the realities it describes? The Gay
Science pays attention to lived experiences of sex, drugs and the
scientific practices that make these experiences intelligible.
Through a series of empirically and historically detailed case
studies, the book examines how new technologies and scientific
artifacts - such as antiretroviral therapy, digital hookup apps and
research methods - mediate sexual encounters and shape the worlds
and self-practices of men who have sex with men. Rather than
debunking scientific practices or minimizing their significance,
The Gay Science approaches these practices as ways in which we
'learn to be affected' by HIV. It explores what knowledge practices
best engage us, move us and increase our powers and capacities for
action. The book includes an historical analysis of drug use as a
significant element in the formation of urban gay cultures;
constructivist accounts of the emergence of barebacking and
chemsex; a performative response to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and
its uptake; and, a speculative analysis of ways of thinking and
doing sexual community in the digital context. Combining insights
from queer theory, process philosophy and science and technology
studies to develop an original approach to the analysis of
sexuality, drug use, public health and digital practices, this book
demonstrates the ontological consequences of different modes of
attending to risk and pleasure. It is suitable for those interested
in cultural studies, sociology, gender and sexuality studies,
digital culture, public health and drug and alcohol studies.
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