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Interesting analogy but HIV/AIDS is not an essential element in defining oneself as queer. The identity of qyr still exists with or without AIDS. I do take the point though and appreciate the analogies that can be drawn. Keep talking everyone. At 07:51 AM 6/9/99 -0400, you wrote: >The titles escape me at 7:30 am, but it occurs to me that queer theory >might be of use here-- how prevention or curing of the illness AIDS and all >complications that arise from it, --does not also mean the erasure of queer >identity or of advocating for gay rights. Now before someone gets all >huffy about sexuality itself (those who've been on the list for a while >will remember contentious debates there), I am merely suggesting that one >could look at queer theory for how it has dealt with a similar issue, at >least in theory. Marian, anything from the Deaf/deaf perspective which >might be of use here? (Can we tell I'm working on my dissertation >prospectus?) > >--Johnson > > >To all >> >> >>I have been reading the postings and have a few questions and a few >>offerings of my own, you must excuse the philosophical nature of my >>enquiries. >> >> >>Is disability social oppression or bodiliy difference? >>Is it both or do I have to fall on either side of the oppression/difference >>dualism. Personally I see it as both simulateously.Yet very little studies >>seem to be done on the body as a thing-in-itself, except a socio-political >>construct. Why is this, it is possible to look at the body in a non-medical >>but also with less emphasis placed on the social. >> >>A statement such as "Preventing disability is a good thing" and "inclusion >>is a good thing" are not contradictory, one can wish that no more >>disablility be no more and yet want disabled people to be included. It is >>not contradictory to me but complementory. However, I am undecided on the >>prevention issue, when does family guidance become aggressive social >>eugenics? But perhaps that is too strong. >> >>Excuse the fragmentory nature of this posting. >> >>Michael >> >> >> >>______________________________________________________ >>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >Johnson Cheu >[log in to unmask] >http://people.english.ohio-state.edu/cheu.1 >Dept. of English*Ohio State University*421 Denney Hall*164 W. 17th. >Ave.*Columbus, OH 43210*(614) 292-1730 (O)*292-6065(D)*292-7816(Fax) > > > With best regards Laurence Bathurst University of Sydney School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences East Street (P.O. Box 170) Lidcombe NSW 1825 Australia Ph+ 61 2 9351 9509 Fax+ 61 2 9351 9166 E-mail [log in to unmask] Note: This is the e-mail address for my home as well ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is not one shred of evidence that supports the notion that life is serious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%