{"product_id":"action-vie-a-history-of-aids-activism-and-gay-politics-in-france-9781439903216","title":"Action=vie: A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christophe Broqua | David M. Halperin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAct 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. \u003ci\u003eAction=Vie, \u003c\/i\u003ethe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47773264543895,"sku":"9781439903216","price":3254.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781439903216.webp?v=1777978495","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/action-vie-a-history-of-aids-activism-and-gay-politics-in-france-9781439903216","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}