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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a renewed interest in the
relationship between public health authorities and the public.
Particular attention has been paid to 'problem publics' who do not
follow health advice. This is not a new issue. As the chapters in
this collection demonstrate, the designation of certain groups or
populations as problem publics has long been a part of health
policy and practice. By exploring the creation and management of
these problem publics in a range of time periods and geographical
locations, the collection sheds light on what is both specific and
particular. For health authorities, publics themselves were often
thought to pose problems, because of their behaviour, identity or
location. But publics could and did resist this framing. There
were, and continue to be, many problems with seeing publics as
problems. -- .
The early 2020s marked the fortieth anniversary of the first
confirmed cases of AIDS and a new wave of historical interest in
the ongoing epidemic. This edited collection showcases some of this
exciting new work, with a particular focus on less well-known
histories from western Europe. Featuring research from social,
cultural and public historians, sociologists and area studies
scholars, its eight chapters address experiences, events and
memories across regions and nations including Scotland, Wales,
Italy, Norway and the Netherlands, paying careful attention to
often-overlooked groups including drug users, sex workers, nurses,
mothers and people in prison. Offering new perspectives on the
development and implementation of policy, the nature of activism
and expertise and which (or whose) histories are remembered, it is
essential reading not only for historians of health but also for
all those working in HIV/AIDS studies. Electronic versions of
chapters 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 are available under a creative commons
licence:
www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526151223/9781526151223.xml -- .
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