My American History - Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan and Bush Years

Zusatztext " My American History powerfully conveys the emotional intensity, spirit and sense of crisis during the Reagan/Bush years. And it illuminates many of the tensions and obstacles that continue to face LGBTQ, feminist, racial justice and progressive movements. … My American History is amazing to read today because it shows the deep connection between contemporary progressive movements and their historical antecedents." Urvashi Vaid, community organizer and attorney, CEO of Vaid Group LLC, author of Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics (2012) Informationen zum Autor Sarah Schulman is Distinguished Professor of English at the College of Staten Island, CUNY, USA. She is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer, AIDS historian, journalist, and active participant citizen. Klappentext Sarah Schulman's writing is bold, provocative, and refreshingly unrepentant. First published in 1994, My American History: Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan and Bush Years combines critical commentary with a rich and varied collection of news articles, letters, interviews, and reports in which the author traces the development of lesbian and gay politics in the U.S. In her coverage of many tireless campaigns of activism and resistance, Sarah Schulman documents a powerful political history that most people - gay or straight - never knew happened.In her Preface to this second edition, Urvashi Vaid argues for the continued relevance of Schulman's writing to activism in the 21st century, particularly in light of the resurgence of the right in American politics. Also included is a selection of articles by Sarah Schulman for Womanews, in their original print format, with illustrations by Alison Bechdel. The book closes with an interview with the author, conducted by Steven Thrasher, especially for this new edition. It explores AIDS and homophobia during the Reagan/Bush administrations and at the dawn of the Trump era.My American History is a collection that gives voice to both the personal and political struggles of feminist and lesbian and gay communities in the 1980s. It is an important historical record that will enlighten and inform activists, as well as academics of women's, gender and sexuality studies, in the 21st century. Zusammenfassung Sarah Schulman’s writing is bold, provocative and refreshingly unrepentant. My American History, combines critical commentary with a rich and varied collection of news articles, letters, interviews and reports in which the author traces the development of lesbian and gay politics in the US. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to Second Edition by Urvashi Vaid; Foreword to the First Edition by Urvashi Vaid; Preface to the First Edition: My Life as an American Artist ; Introduction; Part I: Essays 1981-1994; 1981 Fear and Loathing on the Hallelujah Trail (Address); An Open Letter (with Stephanie Roth) (Womanews) 1982 Tensions Run High as Reproductive Rights Activists Form Coalitions (off our backs); Critical History of Black Women (Womanews); The Convention (Womanews); Nyack and a History of Strategies Disputed (Womanews); The Pro-Family Left (Womanews); Riding the Go-Go Bus Home: An Interview with Diane Torr (Womanews); Who Wants to Drive Blues out of Business? (with Peg Byron) (Womanews) 1983 Fifteen Hour Circus Ends in Arrests (Womanews); Gay Books Back in School (New York Native); I Have My Doubts about the Seneca Peace Encampment (Womanews); Zaps Off with Fines after Threatening Congress (Womanews); Adrienne Rich Transformed by Nicaraguan Visit (Gay Community News) 1984 Low Marks for German Democracy (Womanews) 1985 Entry Fee Disputed at Black Lesbian Bar (Gay Community News); Feds Stop Anti-Violence Grants to Women's Group...

Product details

• Authors: Schulman, Sarah Schulman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781138563513
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56351-3
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories