《病毒下层社会》病毒与社会权力结构相互作用，将边缘群体置于危险之中，形成“病毒下层社会”。

　　病毒不是“伟大的均衡器”，而是世界上已经存在的阶层分化的放大镜。它们不仅向我们展示了社会中的裂缝所在，也揭示了人与人之间的不平等。

　　杰出的LGBTQ学者、社会评论家和记者史蒂文·W.斯拉舍对我们这个时代最紧迫的问题之一——病毒如何暴露社会的断层，进行了有力而关键的探索。

　　斯拉舍博士在对艾滋病毒的种族化、治安化和犯罪化问题的开创性研究中，逐渐发现了美国社会的真相：病毒的传播、杀伤力和造成损害的方式更依赖于社会结构，而不是生物学因素，人们在病毒中生存的境况，存在着巨大的不平等。

　　通过讲述性少数群体、病毒感染者和社会活动人士在应对新冠病毒、艾滋病毒和其他病毒时发生的震撼人心的故事，斯拉舍带领我们一起深入病毒下层社会，揭示其内在运作规律。通过展示特权与生存之间的微妙关系，帮助我们更深入地了解这个世界。

　　【作者简介】

　　史蒂文·W.斯拉舍（StevenW.Thrasher），美国研究博士，一位黑人性少数者，美国西北大学梅迪尔学院教授，国际上较早专注于LGBTQ研究的新闻学教授。西北大学性少数群体健康与福利研究所教员。他的文章被各类媒体广泛发表。斯拉舍曾获得福特基金会和斯隆基金会的研究和写作资助，被Out杂志评为2019年最具影响力的100人之一。经常往返于芝加哥和纽约。

　　【译者】

　　张弓，成都理工大学外国语学院教授、MTI硕士生导师，译著曾获四川省“天府翻译奖”二等奖。译有《未来简史》《燃烧的星球》等作品。

　　张洁，译审，成都理工大学教授，四川省应用外语研究会副秘书长。研究方向为翻译理论与实践。发表翻译学术论文20余篇，主持国家级、省部级科研项目8项，翻译及审定译著32部，荣获国家级、省部级奖励3项。

Viruses interact with social power structures to put marginalized groups at risk, forming a "viral underclass."

Viruses are not the "great equalizer," but a magnifying glass of the stratification that already exists in the world. They show us not only where the cracks in society lie, but also the inequalities between people.

Distinguished LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher offers a powerful and critical exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our time - how the virus is exposing social fault lines.

In his groundbreaking research into the racialization, policing, and criminalization of HIV, Dr. Thrasher gradually discovered the truth about American society: that the way the virus spreads, kills, and causes damage depends more on social structures than biology, and that there are vast inequalities in how people live with the virus.

By telling the powerful stories of sexual minorities, people living with the virus, and activists as they respond to COVID-19, HIV, and other viruses, Thrasher takes us inside the viral underworld to reveal its inner workings. By showing the delicate relationship between privilege and survival, it helps us to understand the world more deeply.

【 About the author 】

StevenW.Thrasher, Ph.D., American Studies, a black sexual minority, professor at Medill College, Northwestern University, and an early professor of journalism internationally focused on LGBTQ studies. Faculty member, Sexual Minority Health and Well-being Institute, Northwestern University. His articles have been widely published in various media. Thrasher has received research and writing grants from the Ford Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and was named one of Out magazine's 100 Most influential People of 2019. He splits his time between Chicago and New York.

【 Translator 】

Zhang Gong, professor of School of Foreign Languages, Chengdu University of Technology, MTI Master tutor, translation has won the second prize of Sichuan Province "Tianfu Translation Award". He has translated "A Brief History of the Future" and "Burning Planet".

Zhang Jie, translator, Professor at Chengdu University of Technology, Deputy Secretary General of Sichuan Applied Foreign Language Research Institute. His research interests are translation theory and practice. He has published more than 20 academic papers in translation, presided over 8 national and provincial research projects, translated and approved 32 translations, and won 3 national and provincial awards.