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. 2016;28(3):231-244.
doi: 10.1080/10538720.2016.1191407. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Fetishizing the health sciences: Queer theory as an intervention

Tyler M Argüello  1
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Fetishizing the health sciences: Queer theory as an intervention

Tyler M Argüello. J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv. 2016.

Abstract

Queer theory often falls impotent in its palatability across disciplinary lines. I offer a conceptual paper that interrogates the disease and divide when considering queer theory in and for the health sciences. In so doing, I look to foster a process of making queer theory more tenable to applied practice - and to make practice in social work, at least, more queer. The exemplar of HIV is deconstructed as a preeminent discourse and health disparity. In the end, it is argued that queer theory may be an essential intervention in the arsenal of the helping professions.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Queer theory; identity; social work.

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