ANTH 415
The Anthropology of HIV/AIDS
Instructor: Clare Fawcett Room: BB335H
Tel: 902-867-2129 E-mail: cfawcett@stfx.ca
Office hours: TBA
Course description
This course examines the global HIV/AIDS from an anthropological perspective. Using a holistic and cross-cultural approach, students will think about how gender, class, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, kinship systems and global economic and political structures affect how individuals in different populations learn about and give meaning to HIV/AIDS, the risks they face, and the degree to which they can protect themselves and receive treatment if infected.
Students planning to enroll in Anth 415 must be willing to work toward developing excellent critical thinking, analytical reading, writing and oral presentation skills.
Course Outline
Course notes
Course information
Presentations of Stephanie Nolen's 28 Stories of AIDS in AFrica
Groups
Anthropology Society
The Anthropology Society is a student society at StFX that welcomes students interested in getting to know other people studying anthropology in a less formal setting than the classroom. Run by students, the Anthropology Society, plans social events and offers services such as free peer-tutoring. To find out how you can get involved by joining the Anthropology Society, contact President Doris Lavalliere x2007tzm@stfx.ca
Service Learning
Class Discussion Questions
Examinations
Selected Links
International Organizations
UNAIDS Annual Report 2009 http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2010/2009_annual_report_en.pdf
UNAIDS Today website http://unaidstoday.org/
World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_aids/en/index.html
United Nations Development Programme http://www.undp.org/
UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/
AVERT http://www.avert.org/
Canadian-based Organizations
National Aboriginal Council on HIV/AIDS Report (April 1, 2009-March 31, 2008) http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/327757/publication.html
Health Canada http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dc-ma/aids-sida/index-eng.php
The Steven Lewis Foundation http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/
Xtending Hope (StFX) http://www.stfx.ca/xtendinghope/partnerships/
sexualityandu.ca website http://www.sexualityandu.ca/home_e.aspx
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network: http://www.caan.ca/english/home.htm
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: http://www.aidslaw.ca/EN/index.htm
US-based Organizations
US Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief http://www.pepfar.gov/about/
The Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/hivaids/
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/Pri_Diseases/HIVAIDS/
San Francisco AIDS Foundation http://www.sfaf.org/aidsinfo
The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource http://www.thebody.com/
Other Links
Information about plagiarism: http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
Eldis/HRC HIV/AIDS Resource Guide: http://www.eldis.org/hivaids/index.htm
