Barz, Gregory - The Culture of AIDS in Africa

The Culture of AIDS in Africa presents 30 chapters offering a multifaceted, nuanced, and deeply affective portrait of the relationship between HIV/AIDS and the arts in Africa, including source material such as song lyrics and interviews.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
1. The Culture of AIDS: Hope and Healing Through the Arts in Africa
Gregory Barz and Judah Cohen
Interlude
2. Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda, CD liner notes
Gregory Barz
Part 1 - Reports from the Field
3. Born in Africa - Transcript
John Zaritsky
4. Tears Run Dry: Coping with AIDS through Music in Zimbabwe
Ric Alviso
5. Singing in the Shadow of Death: African Musicians Respond to a Pandemic with Songs of Sorrow, Resistance, Advocacy, and Hope
Jonah Eller-Isaacs
6. Music, HIV/AIDS, and Social Change in Nairobi, Kenya
Kathleen Van Buren
Interlude
7. Song Lyrics from Nyimbo za Edzi [Songs about AIDS]
Jack Allison
Part 2 - HIV/AIDS and the Arts: First Person
8. Using Music to Combat AIDS and Other Public Health Issues in Malawi
E. Jackson Allison, Jr., Lawrence H. Brown III, Susan E. Wilson
9. Visual Approaches to HIV Literacy in South Africa
Annabelle Wienand
10. Ngoma Dialogue Circles (Ngoma-DiCe): Combating HIV/AIDS Using Local African