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Movement, Knowledge, Emotion: Gay activism and HIV/AIDS in Australia - Softcover

Power, Jennifer

 
9781921862380: Movement, Knowledge, Emotion: Gay activism and HIV/AIDS in Australia
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1921862386 ISBN 13: 9781921862380
Publisher: ANU E Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book is about community activism around HIV/AIDS in Australia. It looks at the role that the gay community played in the social, medical and political response to the virus. Drawing conclusions about the cultural impact of social movements, the author argues that AIDS activism contributed to improving social attitudes towards gay men and lesbians in Australia, while also challenging some entrenched cultural patterns of the Australian medical system, allowing greater scope for non-medical intervention into the domain of health and illness. The book documents an important chapter in the history of public health in Australia and explores how HIV/AIDS came to be a defining issue in the history of gay and lesbian rights in Australia.

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Publisher
ANU E Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1921862386
ISBN 13 
9781921862380
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
214