home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Shareware Overload Trio 2
/
Shareware Overload Trio Volume 2 (Chestnut CD-ROM).ISO
/
dir26
/
med9410l.zip
/
M94A2029.TXT
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-10-24
|
4KB
|
52 lines
Document 2029
DOCN M94A2029
TI Using the AIDS Memorial Quilt as a tool for AIDS awareness.
DT 9412
AU Faigle M; Koijane J; AIDS Education Consultants, San Francisco, CA.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):397 (abstract no. PD0195). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370546
AB Since 1987 displays of the AIDS Memorial Quilt has been used worldwide
to visualize the human dimension of the AIDS pandemic to the general
public with great success. Composed of thousands of individual AIDS
Memorial panels made by loved ones for someone close to them lost to
AIDS, the Quilt is unique, but its impact has not been researched from
an educational point of view. METHODS: The individual AIDS memorial
panel was centerpoint of the research considering three different
aspects: First: Quilting has to be seen in the historical context not
only as a folk art, but also promoting social issues and change. Second:
Through narrative interviews with panel makers the importance of
creating an AIDS memorial panel for a loved one lost to AIDS as part if
the grieving process was determined. Third: The feedback of visitors to
Quilt displays in form of letters was examined to determine the
potential impact of seeing the memorial panels. RESULTS: Individual
level: Creating an AIDS memorial panel can be considered as a way to
transform the feelings of loss and grief creatively into a very personal
tribute to a loved one lost to AIDS, often as an important step in the
letting go process. Each panel becomes a story about the person
remembered, using very personal momentos on the panel, such as the
person's name, pictures, clothes, etc. General public level: Parts of a
very personal story will catch the visitors attention and very often
move them deeply. Insights into somebody's biography form something that
can best be described as a personal bond, an important step in getting
to know the person better. CONCLUSIONS: A Quilt display, a non-formal
setting for AIDS education, creates an environment and space for people
where an emotional reaction (by seeing a panel/s) is not only permitted
but also accepted. The Quilt display itself does not talk about sexual
preferences or ways of transmission, but in its nature as a memorial
addresses major taboos surrounding the AIDS-pandemic like death, dying
and loss. Understanding AIDS on a personal level is key to make people
willing to listen to the personal implications of a AIDS prevention
message. Additional AIDS information available at Quilt displays is key
to satisfy answer to questions generated in seeing the Quilt. No one
person will have the same reaction in visiting the Quilt. Seeing the
Quilt does not automatically equal safer sex, but it is one of the most
effective ways to address AIDS in a non-threating way that have been
developed so far that motivates people to change their mind.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL/ *PSYCHOLOGY
Adaptation, Psychological *Art *Awareness *Grief Human Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Motivation Social Change MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).