Concerning languages, network socialities and HIV/AIDS: scientific dissemination, subjectivities and life enhancement in a Brazilian blog

Authors

  • Raul Elton Araújo Borges Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi (Facisa), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brasil, raullelton@hotmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8124-6832
  • Mercês de Fátima dos Santos Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi (Facisa), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brasil, merces.santos30@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8124-6832
  • Lucas Pereira de Melo Departamento de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Ciências Humanas da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brasil, lpmelo@usp.br https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-1398

Keywords:

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV; illness experience; social media; blog

Abstract

Based on data produced through digital ethnography, we analyze how the interaction in a Brazilian blog allowed the production of subjectivities and agency services mediated by biomedical scientific practices directed to HIV/AIDS. The narratives highlighted scientific dissemination, sharing of information and experiences as elements in the processes of normalization and enhancement of life with HIV/AIDS. In addition, the study unveiled the access and sharing of biomedical and scientific information on the blog as a facilitator in the production and development of expert patients and the pharmaceuticalization of life as a consequence of the experience of living with HIV/AIDS.

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Published

2023-07-13

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2023): Etnográfica

Section

Artigos