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OverviewQueer Kinship in Sarah Schulman’s AIDS Novels is the first book to extensively discuss the works of Sarah Schulman, a journalist, activist and globally recognized novelist. This research monograph juxtaposes the works about the AIDS epidemic which were well-received by the mainstream America with Schulman’s own output as a “bard of AIDS burnout,” in the words of Edmund White. In contrast with the prevailing representations of the epidemic, her works emphasize the importance of queer kinship, chosen families and AIDS activist groups that fall outside of the heteronorm. Bearing witness to these voluntary collectivities means also surviving the traumatizing experience of ongoing, repeated death and refusing the idea of an easy solution to the crisis. The monograph tracks the tension between the dominant narratives about the epidemic and those articulated from the excluded positions, arguing that Schulman reformulates queer kinship as the locus of social change. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jarosław MilewskiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9781032588872ISBN 10: 103258887 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 29 February 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJarosław Milewski holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Łódź, where he currently works as a teaching assistant at the Department of American Literature. He is also an editorial secretary of InterAlia: A Journal of Queer Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |