Remembering the AIDS Quilt |
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| Editor:
| Morris III, Charles E. |
| Series title: | Rhetoric and Public Affairs Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-007-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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A collaborative creation unlike any other, the Names Project Foundation's AIDS Memorial Quilt has played an invaluable role in shattering the silence and stigma that surrounded the epidemic in the first years of its existence. The Quilt contains crucial material and symbolic implications for mourning the dead, and the treatment and prevention of AIDS. However, the project has raised numerous questions concerning memory, activism, identity, as well as issues of...
More Description A collaborative creation unlike any other, the Names Project Foundation's AIDS Memorial Quilt has played an invaluable role in shattering the silence and stigma that surrounded the epidemic in the first years of its existence. The Quilt contains crucial material and symbolic implications for mourning the dead, and the treatment and prevention of AIDS. However, the project has raised numerous questions concerning memory, activism, identity, as well as issues of sexuality, race, class, and gender. This diverse collection of essays by ten prominent rhetorical scholars provides a rich experience of the AIDS Quilt, incorporating a variety of perspectives, critiques, and interpretations.