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Preaching Prevention: Born-Again Christianity and the Moral Politics of AIDS in Uganda
Lydia Boyd
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Paperback. Series: Perspectives on Global Health. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHMP; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Preaching Prevention examines the controversial U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative to abstain and be faithful as a primary prevention strategy in Africa. This ethnography of the born-again Christians who led the new anti-AIDS push in Uganda provides insight into both what it means for foreign governments to export approaches to care and treatment and the ways communities respond to and repurpose such projects. By examining born-again Christians' support of Uganda's controversial 2009 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the book's final chapter explores the enduring tensions surrounding the message of personal accountability heralded by U.S. policy makers. Preaching Prevention is the first to examine the cultural reception of PEPFAR in Africa. Lydia Boyd asks, What are the consequences when individual responsibility and autonomy are valorized in public health initiatives and those values are at odds with the existing cultural context? Her book investigates the cultures of the U.S. and Ugandan evangelical communities and how the flow of U.S.-directed monies influenced Ugandan discourses about sexuality and personal agency. It is a pioneering examination of a global health policy whose legacies are still unfolding.
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Perspectives on Global Health
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821421703
SKU
V9780821421703
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About Lydia Boyd
Lydia Boyd is an assistant professor of African, African American, and Diaspora studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Preaching Prevention: Born-Again Christianity and the Moral Politics of AIDS in Uganda
Boyd places Christian concerns about HIV/AIDS transmission and same-sex unions in Uganda in an ethnographic and historical perspective that will richly enhance discussions of rights and accountability.
Frederick Klaits, author of Death in a Church of Life: Moral Passion during Botswana's Time of AIDS This book, in general, is a very fine analysis of Ugandan attitudes to sexual practice, in the light of the AIDS prevention campaign. It is thorough and illuminating. ... The book is superb as a sociological/anthropological account of born-again Christianity. ... I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it for its penetrating analysis and insight. [A] robust contribution to AIDS discourse in Africa. Boyd examines in particular the experiences of Ugandan born-again Christians promoting abstinence and faithfulness programs ... PEPFAR spent $278 million [there] in 2014, which was equal to about three-fourths of what the Ugandan government spent on health overall that same year. In other words, Boyd is studying the critical player in public health provision in Uganda. Boyd's book seems particularly relevant for the newly created LGBT Rapid Response Fund, as it includes a chapter about Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. A fascinating, fresh, original ethnography of born-again Christians in Kampala, Uganda.
Holly Hanson, author of Landed Obligation: The Practice of Power in Buganda
Frederick Klaits, author of Death in a Church of Life: Moral Passion during Botswana's Time of AIDS This book, in general, is a very fine analysis of Ugandan attitudes to sexual practice, in the light of the AIDS prevention campaign. It is thorough and illuminating. ... The book is superb as a sociological/anthropological account of born-again Christianity. ... I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it for its penetrating analysis and insight. [A] robust contribution to AIDS discourse in Africa. Boyd examines in particular the experiences of Ugandan born-again Christians promoting abstinence and faithfulness programs ... PEPFAR spent $278 million [there] in 2014, which was equal to about three-fourths of what the Ugandan government spent on health overall that same year. In other words, Boyd is studying the critical player in public health provision in Uganda. Boyd's book seems particularly relevant for the newly created LGBT Rapid Response Fund, as it includes a chapter about Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. A fascinating, fresh, original ethnography of born-again Christians in Kampala, Uganda.
Holly Hanson, author of Landed Obligation: The Practice of Power in Buganda