HIV/AIDS Social Movements Seminar:
Protest, Power, and Policy
A seminar co-sponsored by the Global Community Core and Interdisciplinary Research Methods Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies
Tuesday May 5 and Wednesday May 6, 2009
What can social movements theory and methodology bring to the current circumstances of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including the imperative for structural interventions?
“Movements of the Disadvantaged: The Intriguing Case of VANDU” -- Constance Nathanson, Ph.D., Columbia Mailman School
“The Role of Narratives in the Mobilization of the AIDS Community” -- Susan Chambré, Ph.D., Baruch College, CUNY
“Place and Space: Mapping Response to the IDU-HIV Epidemic” -- Barbara Tempalski, Ph.D., NDRI
Panel 2 -- Social Movements in Action: International Case Studies
What can be learned from actual case studies of international HIV/AIDS social movements, including important lessons learned about success or failure in achieving key goals?
“The ‘Other’ Embracing the ‘Othered’: Afro-Brazilian Religious Circles Forging a Collective Identity around Vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS" -- Jonathan Garcia, M.Phil., Columbia Mailman School
"Sexuality/Prevention vs. AIDS/Treatment: A Comparative Analysis of Social Movements in China and South Korea" -- Huso Yi. Ph.D. , HIV Center
“US AIDS Prevention Policy and the Harm Reduction Movement” -- Benjamin Shepard, Ph.D. , City Tech, CUNY
"Commentary: Additional Thoughts on Social Movements and HIV and AIDS" -- Samuel R. Friedman, Ph.D., NDRI
Panel 3 -- Building Bridges: Linkages among the HIV/AIDS and Other Social Movements
How do HIV/AIDS social movements relate to other movements, and how can productive alliances be built among movements?
“Protesting in Parallel: The LGBT and HIV/AIDS Movements, 1969-2009” -- Joyce Hunter, D.S.W., HIV Center
“The Social Medicine and Anti-War Roots of the Early Gay Health Movement in Chicago and its Impact on the Gay Community and Governmental Responses to the AIDS/HIV Epidemic" -- David G Ostrow, M.D., Ph.D., LFAPA, University of Chicago
“HIV & AIDS: At the Crossroads of Global Movements” -- Cynthia Rothschild, M.A., M.P.H., Rutgers
