Europach.eu (Web)
Time: 12.-13.09.2019
Place: Refugio, Lenaustraße 3-4, 12047 Berlin, Germany
Program (PDF)
How are politics and life narratives in the fields of HIV/AIDS activism in Europe entangled?
The conference discusses the meaning, methods and importance of preserving histories of HIV/AIDS, and how these and other ongoing practices relate to current engagements with the epidemic. It brings together social science researchers, policy makers and representatives of NGOs and activist groups from the fields of HIV/AIDS, drug policy, LGBTQ rights, sex work, migration politics and prisons.
The event has been organised by the ‚Disentangling European HIV/AIDS Policies: Activism, Citizenship and Health‘ (EUROPACH) research team, which will present project outputs and concluding arguments about citizenship in Europe in relation to HIV/AIDS. It will celebrate the opening of the exhibition „HIVstories“ at the Schwules Museum, and the launch of the European HIV/AIDS Archive, which includes over 100 oral history interviews.
Although European countries are expected to share certain norms about health care, rates of HIV infection and the resources available for prevention and treatment vary considerably across the region. These differences are shaped by variations in political processes, policy developments, and activist initiatives. Under these conditions, various forms of “citizenship” emerge, meaning that people are granted rights in relation to HIV, such as the right to treatment, and these rights also come with responsibilities (Web).
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