The eroticizing of HIV viral fantasies Jaime García-Iglesias

This book examines sexual fantasies and their influence on everyday life through the stories of twenty-two men who introduce themselves as bugchasers, i.e. gay men who eroticize HIV. The author defines bugchasing, charts its history and contexts, and considers how it has changed in the age of intern...

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Main Author: García-Iglesias, Jaime (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan [2022]
Series:Health, technology, and society.
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520 |a This book examines sexual fantasies and their influence on everyday life through the stories of twenty-two men who introduce themselves as bugchasers, i.e. gay men who eroticize HIV. The author defines bugchasing, charts its history and contexts, and considers how it has changed in the age of internet and PrEP. Through the participants, their experiences and contexts, this text also theorizes about sexual fantasies, seeking to understand how people define sexual fantasies and use the internet as a space to navigate their desires, meet others, and find support. Chapters also consider the practical implications of fantasy, most notably, how fantasies influence mens decisions around HIV prevention and care. This book speaks to renewed interest in both the AIDS crisis and the sociology of everyday life to illustrate how fantasies such as bugchasing appear, evolve, and adapt. This book will be of interest to scholars focused on queer studies, sexuality studies, gender studies, and healthcare. Jaime Garcia-Iglesias holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Manchester, has a degree in English from the University of Oviedo (Spain) and in Cultural Studies from the University of Nottingham. He has held the prestigious Mildred Baxter Research Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh and has led large-scale projects on sexuality, health and internet use across the UK. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Foreplay -- What is bugchasing? -- Viral fantasies -- Bugchasing : a computer virus? -- Medicated fantasies : PrEP as the blue pill -- Medicated fantasies : after HIV dignosis -- Conclusion : thinking virus, thinking fantasy 
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650 0 |a Sexual fantasies. 
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