Philly Lutaaya
Popular music and the fight against HIV/Aids in Uganda
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2178396 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Joel Isabirye |
| Año | 2008 |
| Volumen | 44 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 29-35 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850701820632 |
| OpenAlex | W2019878039 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
This tribute traces the life and times of the late Philly Bongoley Lutaaya, a Ugandan musician renowned for his campaign against HIV/AIDS in Uganda and for making a contribution to the revival of Ugandan popular music in the post‐civil war era. By unveiling his HIV‐positive status at a time when AIDS patients were ostracized, Lutaaya used his stature to mobilize consciousness around the epidemic. He gave a human face to living with AIDS and helped to counter the perception of the disease as a monstrous thing, suggesting that even a city‐based social icon was not immune to problems that someone in the village could have
Art history · Consciousness · Face (sociological concept · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Icon · Social science · Sociology · Tribute · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Diverse Musicological Studies · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Psychology · Gender Studies · History · Virology
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,2 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |