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Experience has always been a hallmark of activist work; my work in AIDS activism began with my family’s role as caretakers for two children whose parents died of HIV-related complications. Previously, my scholarly work critiqued political and medical establishments and their policies surrounding HIV/AIDS. At the NEH institute, I interacted with the medical world, shadowing nurses and doctors. Through this experience, I discovered the importance of interactivity as a crucial element of the critically engaged AIDS activist experience, creating a more thorough understanding of the medical establishment and a more humanized portrait of hospitals and their staff.
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Clark, J.E. (In/Out)side AIDS Activism: Searching for a Critically Engaged Politics. J Med Humanit 25, 309–325 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-004-4835-x
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