| Description |
1 online resource (205 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: AIDS, GAY CULTURE, AND THE POLITICS OF CLASS; Introduction to Part One; Chapter 1. Acting Up: AIDS and the Politics of Class; Reputation; Goals; Tactics; Epilogue; Chapter 2. Consumption and Cure: Paul Monette, Larry Kramer, Sarah Schulman; ""All They Needed"": Paul Monette's Afterlife; ""The Same As You"": Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart; Unreciprocated Gestures: Sarah Schulman's People in Trouble; PART TWO: LOVE AND POLITICS |
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Chapter 3. Strange Bedfellows: Writing Love and Politics in Angels in America and The Normal HeartThe Normal Heart; Angels in America; Conclusion; Chapter 4. ACT UP as Gay Politics; Dress Like You Would for a Date; Conclusion; Appendix: Research Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Love and Anger: Essays on AIDS, Activism, and Politics is one of the first books to take an interdisciplinary approach to AIDS activism and politics by looking at the literary response to the disease, class issues, and the AIDS activist group ACT UP. Containing both literary analysis and interviews with activists, Love and Anger will help you understand the unique struggle of a certain class of gay men, why the author challenges the belief that ACT UP is a radical group, and why the love story is a central part of the literary response to AIDS. Examining ACT UP in relation to class i |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317712251 |
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1317712250 |
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