Stoner Andrew E Stoner

Journalist of Castro Street (eBook, ePUB)

The Life of Randy Shilts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As the acclaimed author of And the Band Played On, Randy Shilts became the country's most recognized voice on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. His success emerged from a relentless work ethic and strong belief in the power of journalism to help mainstream society understand not just the rising tide of HIV/AIDS but gay culture and liberation. In-depth and dramatic, Andrew E. Stoner's biography follows the remarkable life of the brash, pioneering journalist. Shilts's reporting on AIDS in San Francisco broke barriers even as other gay writers and activists ridiculed his overtures to the mainstream and labeled him a traitor to the movement, charges the combative Shilts forcefully answered. Behind the scenes, Shilts overcame career-threatening struggles with alcohol and substance abuse to achieve the notoriety he had always sought, while the HIV infection he had purposely kept hidden began to take his life.Filled with new insights and fascinating detail, The Journalist of Castro Street reveals the historic work and passionate humanity of the legendary investigative reporter and author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780252051326
• Artikelnr.: 56921019

Autorenporträt

Andrew E. Stoner is an associate professor of communication studies at California State University, Sacramento. His books include Campaign Crossroads: Presidential Politics in Indiana from Lincoln to Obama.

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Aurora Dawn
2 Eugene Days
3 Living Out
4 Finding a Voice
5 The Life and Times
6 Becoming the AIDS Scribe
Illustrations follow page 110
7 Bathhouse Daze
8 A Balancing Act for Shilts
9 Clean and Sober
10 Strike Up the Band
11 The Sum of Zero
12 Conduct Unbecoming
13 Disclosing HIV
14 Journalist versus Advocate
15 Unfinished Work
Conclusion
Notes
Index