HIV/AIDS
A Time of Stresses in the Kalahari
An increasing number of G/wi and G//ana residents of New Xade, a resettlement community in western Botswana, say they want to return to their former homes in the Kalahari Desert. Jumanda Gakelebone, a prominent advocate for the rights of the long-suffering San people and now the councilor for New Xade, which is in the Gantsi […]
Ju/’hoansi Encounters with HIV/AIDS [anthology chapter reviews, part 3]
Confident attitudes of Ju/’hoansi women may help protect them against HIV/AIDS, but several trends in rural Namibia and Botswana threaten their future safety. Ida Susser, who has taken numerous research trip with Richard B. Lee to the two countries since 1996 to investigate the ways the disease affects the Ju/’hoansi, provides detailed reasons for the […]
Cultural Practices Promote HIV/AIDS
The Tanzania Standard News – Daily News reported on Monday that traditional cultural practices among the Fipa people are responsible for a rapid increase in the rate of HIV/AIDS. “The fast spread of the pandemic has been attributed to strong cultural beliefs including sorcery and outdated traditional practices such as the right for a brother […]
Gender Equality Helps the Ju/’hoansi Avoid Disease
The traditional gender equality of the Ju/’hoansi helps them avoid the ravages of AIDS, according to a research paper prepared by Richard B. Lee for presentation this week at an important conference in Toronto. Dr. Lee gave a speech over a year ago in Edmonton on this topic, but, to judge by a feature in […]
Ju/’hoansi Contract AIDS Less than Other Africans
Anthropologist Richard B. Lee, adding a new dimension to his research on the Ju/’hoansi, has recently emphasized the importance of their experience for understanding the rapid spread of AIDS. Lee explained his current research on the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and particularly in the Ju/’hoansi society of Northern Botswana and adjoining Namibia, at a lecture […]
