Barbara A. Koenig

Eric T. Juengst

The editors of this remarkable book have collected 18 essays by humanists about AIDS. By examining AIDS from the perspective of the humanities, we can help construct a language to describe the human experience and instruct us on how to live humanely while AIDS is among us. The book begins by delineating six interpretations of AIDS. It then examines the current knowledge of AIDS and how it is interpreted, explores the meaning and perceptions of AIDS in the medical community, and examines public policy and AIDS.

Implications for Medical Science, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Policy

The Meaning of AIDS

Sarah S. Richardson

Sandra Soo-Jin Lee

Revisting Race in the Genomic Age takes a cutting-edge look at emerging genetic technologies and their impact on current conceptions of race and human identity. Essays will explore genomic science as an important anthropological and sociological case in the development of race theory as well as examine the social, ethical, and legal implications of emerging genomic technologies. Philosophers join anthropologists and scientists working in human genetic variation research to make this a truly interdisciplinary work. Following the introduction, essays in section one will present the conceptual frameworks on race as related to human genetic variation research. The heart of the book is made of up three sections focusing on three significant themes in this emerging cross-disciplinary engagement. Sections are "Race-targeted Research and Therapeutics," "Genetic Ancestry, Identity, and Group Membership," and "Race and Genetics in Public Discourse."

Barbara A. Koenig

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