Representing HIV/AIDS in Africa: Pluralist photography and local empowerment

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-163

  Bleiker, Roland ^a   Kay, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ICONOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

ADDIS ABABA; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33847385473     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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