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Now that the initial panic surrounding the predicted AIDS epidemic has
abated slightly, it is time to take stock of the body of knowledge and
theoretical frameworks developed through AIDS research. The applied nature of
this work and its separation from mainstream social science disciplines has
meant that much of the data collected remained unmined. Such data, however, is
crucial to understanding the ways in which research contributes to the social
construction of knowledge. Meddling with Mythology offers a perspective on the
politically, historically and socially situated nature of research and examines
its role in the construction of the modern mythology surrounding AIDS. The
collection is framed within theories of story-telling and narrative exchanges.
Issues discussed include: * power; * representation; * the politics of text; *
understanding research relationships; * impact of research on researchers and
responders; * potential for change. Meddling with Mythology explores
representations of AIDS, taking the reader from the theoretical to the
practical and from the public to the personal. The issues raised here have significance for everyone who is interested in
the social construction of knowledge, theory building and the research process
more generally. Dima Abdulrahim, freelance health researcher, Rose Barbour,
University of Hull, Jill Bourne University of Wales, Cardiff Katie Deverell,
Trustee of the LADS Project, London What are the responsibilities of the researcher to the researched and to
the public? This book examines the role of research in the construction and
dissemination of the mythology or folklore surrounding AIDS/HIV.
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