AIDS and its metaphors
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New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989.
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First edition.
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95 pages ; 22 cm.
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New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989.
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First edition.
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English
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"AIDS brings together two powerful metaphors about illness. First, AIDS develops further the theme (seen earlier in cancer) of disease as invader: the enemy invades and destroys you from within. Thus, AIDS strengthens the use of military metaphors in medicine. The war against cancer is reincarnated as a war against AIDS. Secondly, because AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease, it also evokes the theme of plague-as-punishment. Sontag's project in this essay is more focused than in the earlier book. She acknowledges that the medical and public health response to AIDS explicitly counters these myths. She concludes that "not all metaphors applied to illnesses and their treatment are equally unsavory and distorting" (p. 94). The metaphor she is most anxious to see eliminated is the military metaphor, both on an illness level (illness invades the person) and a societal level (social problems invade society)." -- Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sontag, S. (1989). AIDS and its metaphors (First edition.). Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004. 1989. AIDS and Its Metaphors. Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004. AIDS and Its Metaphors Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sontag, Susan. AIDS and Its Metaphors First edition., Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989.
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