Artistic Representations of HIV Aesthetic Journal
Art has shaped how we think about AIDS and has pushed AIDS activism forward in exciting and agitating ways. This aesthetic journal asks you to consider artistic representations of HIV, living with HIV, stigma and HIV, and HIV broadly. Students will select a piece of art and write 750-1000 words which reflect on the modes and means of representation and the connection between the art and course themes. Use proper grammar, spelling, and citations. These are meant to be argumentative essays the bulk of your journal should be your thesis and support for your thesis. Do not spend the entire journal describing the art and/or the artist.
- 750-1000 Words
- A brief contextualization of your art piece (100 words maximum)– when was it produced? Who produced it? What was the contextualization of the artist? What is their HIV status?
- Make an argument with a thesis about the relevance and importance of the art – what is it trying to say? How does it propel or shift political or social attitudes about HIV?
