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Explore the compelling narrative of ACT UP in "Let the Record Show," a brand new book by Sarah Schulman, published in 2021. This insightful volume spans 736 pages and dives deep into the multifaceted activism that challenged the AIDS crisis head-on. With firsthand accounts from over two hundred interviews, this book provides a rich, intersectional exploration of a diverse coalition of activists made up of individuals from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds.
Witness how ACT UP transformed the landscape of healthcare and societal attitudes toward AIDS through intelligent, creative activism. From storming the FDA to implementing needle exchange programs, and fighting for women's representation in the legal definition of AIDS, their fearless actions spotlight the importance of grassroots movements in enacting real change. "Let the Record Show" not only recounts their strategies and battles against formidable institutions such as the pharmaceutical industry and even mainstream media, but it also questions the continued relevance of their fight for equality.
This essential read is not just for historians but for today’s activists who seek inspiration from the past. With its blend of struggle, triumph, and the complexities of coalition building, this book offers crucial lessons for anyone committed to social justice.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780374185138. Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780374185138
Year: 2021
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 736
Description:
In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds, changed the world. Armed with rancor, desperation, intelligence, and creativity, it took on the AIDS crisis with an indefatigable, ingenious, and multifaceted attack on the corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals who stood in the way of AIDS treatment for all. They stormed the FDA and NIH in Washington, D.C., and started needle exchange programs in New York; they took over Grand Central Terminal and fought to change the legal definition of AIDS to include women; they transformed the American insurance industry, weaponized art and advertising to push their agenda, and battled—and beat—The New York Times, the Catholic Church, and the pharmaceutical industry. Their activism, in its complex and intersectional power, transformed the lives of people with AIDS and the bigoted society that had abandoned them.
Based on more than two hundred interviews with ACT UP members and rich with lessons for today’s activists, Let the Record Show is a revelatory exploration—and long-overdue reassessment—of the coalition’s inner workings, conflicts, achievements, and ultimate fracture. Sarah Schulman, one of the most revered queer writers and thinkers of her generation, explores the how and the why, examining, with her characteristic rigor and bite, how a group of desperate outcasts changed America forever, and in the process created a livable future for generations of people across the world.
Witness how ACT UP transformed the landscape of healthcare and societal attitudes toward AIDS through intelligent, creative activism. From storming the FDA to implementing needle exchange programs, and fighting for women's representation in the legal definition of AIDS, their fearless actions spotlight the importance of grassroots movements in enacting real change. "Let the Record Show" not only recounts their strategies and battles against formidable institutions such as the pharmaceutical industry and even mainstream media, but it also questions the continued relevance of their fight for equality.
This essential read is not just for historians but for today’s activists who seek inspiration from the past. With its blend of struggle, triumph, and the complexities of coalition building, this book offers crucial lessons for anyone committed to social justice.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780374185138. Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780374185138
Year: 2021
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 736
Description:
In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds, changed the world. Armed with rancor, desperation, intelligence, and creativity, it took on the AIDS crisis with an indefatigable, ingenious, and multifaceted attack on the corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals who stood in the way of AIDS treatment for all. They stormed the FDA and NIH in Washington, D.C., and started needle exchange programs in New York; they took over Grand Central Terminal and fought to change the legal definition of AIDS to include women; they transformed the American insurance industry, weaponized art and advertising to push their agenda, and battled—and beat—The New York Times, the Catholic Church, and the pharmaceutical industry. Their activism, in its complex and intersectional power, transformed the lives of people with AIDS and the bigoted society that had abandoned them.
Based on more than two hundred interviews with ACT UP members and rich with lessons for today’s activists, Let the Record Show is a revelatory exploration—and long-overdue reassessment—of the coalition’s inner workings, conflicts, achievements, and ultimate fracture. Sarah Schulman, one of the most revered queer writers and thinkers of her generation, explores the how and the why, examining, with her characteristic rigor and bite, how a group of desperate outcasts changed America forever, and in the process created a livable future for generations of people across the world.