摘要：In this research note we bring the work of transnational feminist scholars to
our study of gender, risk and HIV prevention and we make the case for situating
prevention work with Canadian youth in a larger global context. Drawing on HIV
work in both Canada and South Africa and preliminary data from our focus groups
with Canadian youth, we consider the value of a transnational analytic for
furthering our understanding of the complexities of gendered risks both within
and across two countries: South Africa with HIV infection rates around 20% and
Canada where infections rates are low but with worrying signs about the
potential for the spread of the disease. In an increasingly globalized world, we
argue that the problem of first world/third world binaries, the transnational
circulation of racist representations of AIDS, and the restructuring of gender
systems are important considerations for HIV research and education with youth.
