Review of Sander Gilman's AIDS and Syphilis: The Iconography of a Disease . This paper will argue that Sander's thesis - that diseases are socially constructed by their media iconography, and that AIDS and its victims have been stigmatized by homophobia via homophobic iconography - remains as valid and important today as it was over a decade ago at the height of the AIDS epidemic. 4 pgs. 5 f/c. 1b. Pages: 4 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 3313 AIDS and Syphillis.doc Price: 35.80