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Acts of Intervention - (Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative) by David Roman (Paperback)

Acts of Intervention - (Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative) by  David Roman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Acts of Intervention argues that the history of AIDS performance is located at the juncture of memory and disappearance, of mourning and survival, of representation and its impossibility in the context of epidemic loss.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This volume examines the ways gay men have used theatre and performance to intervene in the AIDS crisis. It discusses dramatic texts and public performances--from cabarets and candlelight vigils to full-scale Broadway productions such as Angels in America and Rent--that have shaped, and been shaped by, the history of AIDS in national, regional, and local contexts.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>David RomÁn is Associate Professor of English at the University of Southern California.</p>

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