HIV/AIDS, power and influence in Malawi : the Nyau masquerade

HIV/AIDS, power and influence in Malawi the Nyau masquerade

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This study concludes that the unique performative culture of Malawi, embodied in the Nyau masquerade, is a vital means of communication concerning HIV/AIDS. This form of communication must be understood and utilised more extensively to bring about real changes in the perceptions and behaviour concer...

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Main Author: Korpela, David
Other Authors: Yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
Nyau masquerade
Gule Wamkulu
traditional authority
performance
power-knowledge
carnivalesque
Malawi
Valtio-oppi
Political Science
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HIV-tartunta
AIDS
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/38201

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