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- Book Synopsis
- Act Up-Paris became one of the most notable protest groups in France in the mid-1990s. Founded in 1989, and following the New York model, it became a confrontational voice representing the interests of those affected by HIV through openly political activism. Action=Vie, the English-language translation of Christophe Broqua's study of the grassroots activist branch, explains the reasons for the group's success and sheds light on Act Up's defining features-such as its unique articulation between AIDS and gay activism.Featuring numerous accounts by witnesses and participants, Broqua traces the history of Act Up-Paris and shows how thousands of gay men and women confronted the AIDS epidemic by mobilizing with public actions. Act Up-Paris helped shape the social definition not only of HIV-positive persons but also of sexual minorities. Broqua analyzes the changes brought about by the group, from the emergence of new treatments for HIV infection to normalizing homosexuality and a controversy involving HIV-positive writers' remarks about unprotected sex. This rousing history ends in the mid-2000s before marriage equality and antiretroviral treatments caused Act Up-Paris to decline.
- About The Author
- Christophe Broqua is a socio-anthropologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) in France.
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- ISBN
- 9781439903216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Temple University Press, (01 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 340
- Weight
- 481 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 23 mm
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