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- Title
Infected Condoms and Pin-Pricked Oranges: An Ethnographic Study of AIDS Legends in Two Townships in Cape Town.
- Authors
Sivelä, Jonas
- Abstract
So-called AIDS myths surfaced as an outcome of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has escalated severely since mid-1990s in South Africa. Examining these "myths" shows that they belong to the narrative genre of AIDS legends. This article focuses on AIDS legends appearing commonly among Xhosa people living in two townships in Cape Town: one about infected condoms and another concerning pin-pricked oranges. The study, based on ethnographic fieldwork, reveals that the South African AIDS legends are more multifaceted than has been presumed. By examining their motifs and themes it is possible to see how the AIDS legends convey a denotation of resistance against hegemonic messages of HIV testing, condom use, and, most importantly, the disease in general.
- Subjects
AIDS research; CONDOM use; XHOSA (African people); CONDOMS; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; FIELD research
- Publication
Cultural Analysis, 2012, Vol 11, p45
- ISSN
1537-7873
- Publication type
Article