HIV on TV : popular culture's epidemic /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, Malynnda A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Subjects:	HIV infections on television. AIDS (Disease) on television. Television programs > Social aspects > United States > 20th century. Television broadcasting of news > Social aspects > United States > 20th century. HIV. Medicine in the Arts. Popular Culture. Television.

Table of Contents:

1. Teaching HIV: 1. Television as teacher ; 2. Conceptualizing HIV in the media
2. Previously on ... HIV on Television: 3. This just in, HIV in the news ; 4. Oh the drama! the many sides of HIV in dramatic shows ; 5. HIV as a punchline: comedic narratives on stage and screen ; 6. Didactic dichotomy of HIV narratives
3. AIDS: the Body, the People, the Perceptions: 7. Characters and the "AIDS body" ; 8. Negative in life, positive on screen ; 9. "Those people are at risk"
4. Stay Tuned for Clips of Next Season: 10. Overcoming the barriers and moving forward.