Diseased Pariahs and difficult patients. Humour and sick role subversions in queer HIV/AIDS narratives

Cultural Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 737-754

  De Moor, Katrien ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Humour; Queer cultural activism; Sick role subversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544438004     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380500365705     Document Type: Article

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