Benjamin Shepard

Queer Political Performance and Protest (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of play in gay liberation and queer activism, and the ways in which queer notions of play have influenced a broad range of social movements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135900434
• Artikelnr.: 42975749

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Shepard, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Human Services at City Tech/City University of New York. He is the author/editor of five books, including the second part of this study, Play, Creativity, and the New Community Organizing (also under contract with Routledge) and Community Projects as Social Activism: From Direct Action to Direct Services (Sage).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Pleasure is a
Resource: From Drag Marches to Global Justice Movements. 1. Play-Acting and
World Making: From Berlin to the Black Cat 2. Play as Pleasure: Gay
Liberation and Movements for Sexual Freedom 3. Play as Resilience: Eros vs.
Thanatos in ACT UP 4.Playing by Different Rules: DIY Experiments in Harm
Reduction 5. Play and Panic in the Neoliberal City: The AIDS Prevention
Action League and SexPanic! 6. Activism as Circus: From Street Carnival to
Direct Action. Conclusion: Reconsidering and Situating Play: From ACT UP to
the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. Appendix: Methodological Notes on the Study
of Play and Pleasure in Social Movements. Interview Guide. References.
Index.