Reflections on the history of bareback sex through ethnography
The works of subjectivity and PrEP
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2171471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacinthe Brisson (0000-0001-5106-3122, Université de Montréal, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 345-359 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-8470 • E-ISSN: 1469-2910 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13648470.2017.1365430 |
| PMID | 29172667 |
| OpenAlex | W2768984936 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 38 |
Throughout the history of bareback sex (condomless sex between men), 'subjects' have been created, particularly through scientific literature, to characterise the men who engage in the sexual practice. For example, a gay man who does not use a condom may be framed as a pathologised subject. This paper first presents this history. Afterwards, by relying upon ethnographic data such as interviews collected from fieldwork research done in Toronto in 2014 with young gay men who have bareback sex, it shows exactly how these young gay men related themselves to those subjects. Then, it focuses on the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Truvada as a new HIV prevention technology. Although PrEP can allow condomless sex to occur while diminishing the risk of HIV transmission, at the time of the research, none of the young gay men were interested in using this tool despite being the subjects for whom the drug is tailored. This paper argues that PrEP and subjectivity are coproduced and can have conflicting meanings. This contradiction of meanings is a result of the various representations and symbols of bareback sex and the men who engage in the practice that have been produced throughout the history of bareback sex
Epistemology · Ethnography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Men who have sex with men · Sociology · Subjectivity · Anthropology · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |