This study aims to offer historical insights into the early chapter of American HIV/AIDS activism by conducting a quantitative text analysis of archival materials. The findings will enrich ongoing discussions to counter the adverse effects of the contemporary metanarrative of HIV that is engrained in biomedical reductionism and neoliberal ideas.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
To examine the history of social welfare, focusing on community organizing and social action in response to systemic neglect, enacted stigma, and discrimination against marginalized communities.
To advance social welfare research methods by incorporating computational social science techniques, expanding possibilities for large-scale text analysis.
To derive implications for macro social work practice and education, particularly in allyship building and mutual aid, with broader relevance to other chronic infectious disease communities.
