Le sida, l’homophobie et le discours biomédical : une épidémie de signification [1987]

This article examines the AIDS discourse that emerged in the United States in the early 1980s. It analyzes how the press, but also medicine (including public health and medical research), carry along discriminatory and often homophobic preconceptions while developing their own stories and conceptual frameworks of the epidemic. It stresses the fact that science is not immune to prejudices against stigmatized groups. Following the tradition of « science studies », it sheds light upon the wavering of science and on the conflicts of interpretation that the most affected communities have raised for a better match between the research and their needs

Remaking History

Kruger and Mariani question the singularity of a history which has marginalized and omitted the voices of various "others". Assuming an antihierarchical approach with many "histories", the authors address issues such as colonization, Black culture, Vietnam and AIDS. Circa 250 bibl. ref

Culture on the Brink : Ideologies of Technology

"Examining the shifting roles of technology in diverse public and private spheres, such as work, leisure, art, and war, the texts included here were presented by the participants of a three-day conference held at Diain Spring 1992." -- p. 1