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Radical Acts: HIV/AIDS Activism in Late Twentieth-Century England

Autor George Severs
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mai 2024
Drawing on activist campaign literature and materials, broadcast media, and new oral history interviews, Severs reconstructs and discusses the overlooked world of radical AIDS activism in England. This book provides one of the first detailed histories of the radical HIV/AIDS movement in England, following ACT UP's travels from New York to London via prominent queer intellectuals, and reconstructing the vibrant theatrical campaigns staged by ACT UP groups across England. Radical Acts explores expressions of activism that were far more common than demonstrations and marches. Manifestations of a political commitment to ameliorating the injustices facing people living with HIV permeated most aspects of everyday life. These forms of 'everyday activism' played out in workplaces, universities and church halls across England, as well as through networks that stretched across Europe and North America. This book breaks new ground by studying the radical alongside the everyday, presenting a diverse constellation of activist responses to the epidemic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781350374522
ISBN-10: 1350374520
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Interviews ensure the book is peopled throughout with the voices of those who lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic (mostly people living with HIV themselves).

Notă biografică

George J. Severs is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland.

Cuprins

Introduction1. The Streets2. Crossing Borders3. At Work4. Universities5. ChurchConclusionBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

Radical Acts is a breath-taking analysis of activism against the HIV/AIDS epidemic that blends local, street-level confrontations with everyday acts of engagement and friendship. George Severs explores the diversity of activist movements: conflicts, creativity, silences, and solidarity. This perfectly crafted and surprisingly optimistic book also hints at the future of activism.
With an engaging writing style, Severs combines insightful theorizing with rich detail. Through the wealth of experiences it narrates, and its careful analysis, Radical Acts does not only look back at a complex historical moment but also makes sense of it for our future.
AIDS activism has taken many forms with variable identities and stages. George Severs' book ranges widely and with insight over activist groups from UK ACTUP to Positively Women, from religious groups such as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the Jewish AIDS Trust. Using oral histories, it draws our attention to quieter activism , to the growth of the 'AIDS sector' and to the continuing international significance of activist links and connections. A valuable addition to the history of HIV/AIDS activism.
George Severs' book is deeply scholarly and wonderfully readable at the same time. It charts the progress of HIV activism here in the UK, its battle with stigma and exclusion, its triumphs and its challenges, its links with queer radicalism, and the continuing need we all have for both. This is an illuminating and essential story.