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neoliberal frames in HIV/AIDS Communication

Tomorrow, I present my concept paper " Interrogating neoliberal ideologies of HIV/AIDS Communication: Power, Control, and Agency " at the IAMCR conference in Dublin. The paper is a key component of my upcoming book on "Neoliberalism and Health Communication" to be published by Left Coast Press. Here is the summary of the key arguments in the piece: HIV/AIDS has witnessed a global response over the last decade. Global NGOs, Foundations, private corporations, and state governments have joined hands in tackling HIV/AIDS. Prevention services and health care services in the domain of HIV/AIDS are framed within the interconnected linkages of Foundations, private corporations and nation states. The ideology guiding the global work on HIV/AIDS is shaped within the organizing framework of neoliberalism, privileging market rationality in addressing HIV/AIDS. (a) the response to HIV/AIDS has been taken over by large Foundations such as the Gates Foundation, UNAIDS