logging in or signing up AIDS and its Metaphors katrinaryback Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 175 Category: Others/ Misc License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 24, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Analysis of Susan Sontag's piece Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Susan Sontag : Susan Sontag AIDS and its Metaphor Danielle Reynolds & Katrina Ryback Introduction : Introduction Sontag sheds light upon common metaphors associated with Aids during the 1980s. The metaphorical packaging of AIDS, increases the suffering of the afflicted while creating unneeded anxiety among the population at large. Cancer vs. Aids : Cancer vs. Aids Dual Metaphoric Genealogy : Dual Metaphoric Genealogy Micro-process “Invasion” Transmission “Pollution” Focus: Botanical/Zoological Metaphors (Stages) Military Metaphors Plague Single cause : Single cause Since little was known about aids, its cause was understood to be punishment for “indulgence” and “perversity.” (p. 111) Staged : Staged Temporal sequence of stages (AIDS, syphilis) versus “spatial notion” of illness (cancer) HIV-infected ARC AIDS Botanical/Zoological Metaphor; “budding” “decay” Military metaphors : Military metaphors AIDS develops further the theme (seen earlier in cancer) of disease as invader: the enemy invades and destroys you from within. (p. 103) AIDS vs. cancer (cause): External vs. internal HIV vs. AIDS Under assault vs. final, all out attack Plague metaphor : Plague metaphor Essentially, she rejects labeling aids as a plague. This limited understanding of aids facilitated the plague metaphor, which Sontag rejects. Face / body : Face / body Polio and heart attack appropriate, unmetaphorical reaction >separation face and body If face deformed (mutations, rot) underlying aesthetic judgments because dissolution of person is reflected Dehumanization adds psychological pain AIDS as a metaphor : AIDS as a metaphor Distinctive use because of latency Has been used as a metaphor for “political evil” PC virus Conclusion : Conclusion 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). Discussion : Discussion AIDS has been described as being a latent disease which progresses through a temporal process that consists of stages (HIV-infected ARC AIDS). Due to this process botanical/zoological metaphors have arisen. Do you agree/disagree with using these metaphors? What are the consequences of using these? You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
AIDS and its Metaphors katrinaryback Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 175 Category: Others/ Misc License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 24, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Analysis of Susan Sontag's piece Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Susan Sontag : Susan Sontag AIDS and its Metaphor Danielle Reynolds & Katrina Ryback Introduction : Introduction Sontag sheds light upon common metaphors associated with Aids during the 1980s. The metaphorical packaging of AIDS, increases the suffering of the afflicted while creating unneeded anxiety among the population at large. Cancer vs. Aids : Cancer vs. Aids Dual Metaphoric Genealogy : Dual Metaphoric Genealogy Micro-process “Invasion” Transmission “Pollution” Focus: Botanical/Zoological Metaphors (Stages) Military Metaphors Plague Single cause : Single cause Since little was known about aids, its cause was understood to be punishment for “indulgence” and “perversity.” (p. 111) Staged : Staged Temporal sequence of stages (AIDS, syphilis) versus “spatial notion” of illness (cancer) HIV-infected ARC AIDS Botanical/Zoological Metaphor; “budding” “decay” Military metaphors : Military metaphors AIDS develops further the theme (seen earlier in cancer) of disease as invader: the enemy invades and destroys you from within. (p. 103) AIDS vs. cancer (cause): External vs. internal HIV vs. AIDS Under assault vs. final, all out attack Plague metaphor : Plague metaphor Essentially, she rejects labeling aids as a plague. This limited understanding of aids facilitated the plague metaphor, which Sontag rejects. Face / body : Face / body Polio and heart attack appropriate, unmetaphorical reaction >separation face and body If face deformed (mutations, rot) underlying aesthetic judgments because dissolution of person is reflected Dehumanization adds psychological pain AIDS as a metaphor : AIDS as a metaphor Distinctive use because of latency Has been used as a metaphor for “political evil” PC virus Conclusion : Conclusion 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). Discussion : Discussion AIDS has been described as being a latent disease which progresses through a temporal process that consists of stages (HIV-infected ARC AIDS). Due to this process botanical/zoological metaphors have arisen. Do you agree/disagree with using these metaphors? What are the consequences of using these?