The Democratic Biopolitics of PrEP

Abstract: PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a relatively new drug-based HIV prevention technique and an important means to lower the HIV risk of gay men who are especially vulnerable to HIV. From the perspective of biopolitics, PrEP inscribes itself in a larger trend of medicalization and the rise of pharmapower. This article reconstructs and evaluates contemporary literature on biopolitical theory as it applies to PrEP, by bringing it in a dialogue with a mapping of the political debate on PrEP. As PrEP changes sexual norms and subjectification, for example condom use and its meaning for gay subjectivity, it is highly contested. The article shows that the debate on PrEP can be best described with the concepts ‘sexual-somatic ethics’ and ‘democratic biopolitics’, which I develop based on the biopolitical approach of Nikolas Rose and Paul Rabinow. In contrast, interpretations of PrEP which are following governmentality studies or Italian Theory amount to either farfetched or trivial position

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource, 121-153 S.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Postprint ; begutachtet ; In: Gerhards, Helene (Hg.), Braun, Kathrin (Hg.): Biopolitiken - Regierungen des Lebens heute. 2019. S. 121-153. ISBN 978-3-658-25768-2

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Wiesbaden, Mannheim
• (wer): Springer, SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (wann): 2019
• Urheber: Schubert, Karsten
• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Gerhards, Helene ; Braun, Kathrin

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-25769-9_5
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-66194-0
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:41 MEZ