Description: Acts of Intervention by David Roman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Examines the ways that gay men have used theatre and performance to intervene in the AIDS crisis. This book argues that the history of AIDS performance is located at the juncture of memory and disappearance, of mourning and survival, of representation and its impossibility in the context of epidemic loss. Publisher Description Acts of Intervention examines the ways that gay men have used theatre and performance to intervene in the AIDS crisis. It discusses dramatic texts and public performances-from cabarets and candlelight vigils to full-scale Broadway productions such as Angels in America and Rent-that have shaped, and been shaped by, the history of AIDS in national, regional, and local contexts. Roman examines mainstream as well as alternative and activist forms of theatre, including solo performance, community-based projects, mixed-media events, activist demonstrations, and AIDS educational theatre initiatives.Acts of Intervention traces the ways in which performance and theater have participated in and informed the larger cultural politics of race, sexuality, citizenship, and AIDS in the United States during the last fifteen years. The book discusses not only how the theater has provided a forum for gay male response to the epidemic but also the degree to which those responses have in turn shaped the ideological formulation of AIDS. Roman offers a new method for mapping the relation between AIDS and representation by combining interpretive strategies from performance theory, gay and lesbian studies, critical race discourse, and cultural studies.This book is dedicated to writing the history of theatrical interventions in the AIDS epidemic, including performances whose official history has been largely neglected or forgotten. Because many early performances about AIDS left little or no documentation, the task of constructing an AIDS theatre historiography confronts immediate problems and limitations.Acts of Intervention argues that the history of AIDS performance is located at the juncture of memory and disappearance, of mourning and survival, of representation and its impossibility in the context of epidemic loss. Author Biography David RomAn is Associate Professor of English at the University of Southern California. Details ISBN 0253211689 ISBN-13 9780253211682 Title Acts of Intervention Author David Roman Format Paperback Year 1998 Pages 384 Publisher Indiana University Press GE_Item_ID:161655524; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780253211682
Book Title: Acts of Intervention
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Acts of Intervention : Performance, Gay Culture, and Aids
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Subject: Lgbt Studies / General, Theater / General, Drama, Theater / History & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Performance, Subjects & Themes / General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.1 Oz
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Art, Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: David Roman
Item Width: 7.4 in
Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
