Witness Seminar Program
Politics, Policies and Ethics of HIV/AIDS: Past and Present
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The Teaching Grid
University of Warwick Library
University of Warwick
9.30-10.00
arrival
10.00-10.15
welcome
10.15-12.00
presentations by witnesses
12.00-12.15
coffee break
12.15-13.15
discussion round I: the past (chaired by Prof Roger Cooter, UCL)
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social-political context when HIV/AIDS first appeared – UK and
abroad
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state reactions
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individual and group activism

perceptions: HIV/AIDS a global or national concern during 1980s
and 1990s?
13.15-14.00
lunch
14.00-15.30
discussion round II: the present (chaired by Prof Roger Cooter, UCL)

remembering HIV/AIDS: history, activism, and the power of memory

perceptions: HIV/AIDS a national or global concern today?

institutionalisation of agencies for HIV/AIDS (e.g. Terrence Higgins
Trust, UNAIDS) on a national and international scale

from ‘the public’ to specific ‘target groups’

political economy of HIV/HIV: pharmaceutical industry, multimedia
and underground drug trade (mobilisation)

motivation for HIV/AIDS activism today
15.30-16.00
coffee break
16.00-17.00
interviews students/participants
18.00-19.00
drinks reception for all
19.30
conference dinner on campus for witnesses
Location: The Teaching Grid, University of Warwick Library, Floor Two
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