Acting on AIDS
Sex, Drugs and Politics
Published on 15. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-85242-553-1 (ISBN)
Description
Acting on AIDS stems from an international conference at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in collaboration with the Terrence Higgins Trust, in March 1996. Over three days, experts and activists across the political, medical, social, artistic and cultural fields from all round the world discussed new strategies for fighting HIV and AIDS in the 1990s and beyond.
Reviews / Votes
?This is more than a record of courage and imagination in the face of adversity. It is above all a clarion call for keeping the flame of activism burning? Jeffrey Weeks, Professor of Sociology, South Bank University, London ?So what?s new about AIDS? A lot. The past wasn?t what we had expected, and its myths distort our perceptions of the present. Across a wide front, these substantial and illuminating essays help us to see fresh ways forward? Alan Sinfield, Professor of English, University of Sussex, UKMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 135 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85242-553-1 (9781852425531)
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Persons
Joshua Oppenheimer is the co-author of Acting on AIDS. He has worked with the Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, promoting AIDS awareness and outreach services. He lives in London and works as a film-maker.