Disputes for meaning in the discourse of HIV/AIDS: a journey in science, literature, LGBTI activism and YouTube channels

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i4.2199

Keywords:

HIV, Discourse, Social networks, Stereotyping, Epidemics.

Abstract

This article works in the historical perspective and in the bibliographic review of authors who analyze language resources, such as the metaphor, to understand the discursive construction of HIV/AIDS in medicine, in the media, in the literary fild, in LGBTI activism and in reports on YouTube channels of people living with HIV. The objective is to use the analysis of terminology and history of struggle for the meaning of terms associated with the disease and the virus in each period. We found that the initial representations about the clinical condition related to guilt and the moral judgment of groups, already vulnerable before the epidemic, were not completely overcome in the discourse. We also observe the efforts, over these 40 years, in the fild of science to reduce stigma and discrimination based on words.

Author Biographies

Phelipe Daniele Rodrigues Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. Recife, PE

Mestrado em Comunicação pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

Isaltina Mello Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação. Recife, PE

Doutorado em Linguística pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

Published

2020-12-17

How to Cite

Silva, P. D. R., & Gomes, I. M. (2020). Disputes for meaning in the discourse of HIV/AIDS: a journey in science, literature, LGBTI activism and YouTube channels. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i4.2199

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Section

Communication, health and global crisis dossier