Interpersonal Caring as an Act of Resistance Among Socially Marginalized
Mad in America
MARCH 9, 2024
Editor’s note: This article by Gaurav Datta was first published on Mad in South Asia. Some of the most marginalized and stigmatized people in a community are those with psychiatric diagnoses and those who are HIV positive. What remains common about these two groups are how they are portrayed through a “humanitarian gaze” as helpless, burdensome, and unable to contribute meaningfully—their lives are often reduced to how much they cost (Global Burden of Disease).
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