{"product_id":"9781784534196","title":"Positive Images Gay Men and HIV\/AIDS in the Culture of 'Post Crisis'","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of Gender and Popular Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePositive Images\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGay Men and HIV\/AIDS in the Culture of 'Post Crisis'\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDion Kagan | Claire Nally | Angela Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Fitness \/ Diseases \u0026amp; Conditions \/ AIDS \u0026amp; HIV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA tidal wave of panic surrounded homosexuality and AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s, the period commonly called 'The AIDS Crisis'. With the advent of antiretroviral drugs in the mid '90s, however, the meaning of an HIV diagnosis radically changed. These game-changing drugs now enable many people living with HIV to lead a healthy, regular life, but how has this dramatic shift impacted the representation of gay men and HIV in popular culture? \u003ci\u003ePositive Images\u003c\/i\u003e is the first detailed examination of how the relationship between gay men and HIV has transformed in the past two decades. From \u003ci\u003eQueer as Folk\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eChemsex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Line of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Normal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Dion Kagan examines literature, film, TV, documentaries and news coverage from across the English-speaking world to unearth the socio-cultural foundations underpinning this 'post-crisis' period. His analyses provide acute insights into the fraught legacies of the AIDS Crisis and its continued presence in the modern queer consciousness.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDion Kagan\u003c\/b\u003e is an early career academic and arts writer who works on film, theatre, sex and popular culture. He lectures in gender, sexuality, screen and cultural studies at Melbourne University, Australia and at the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, at LaTrobe University, Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 May 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781784534196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332660920460,"sku":"9781784534196","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_dbee4e6b-367f-4629-b797-8bfa40c53f92.jpg?v=1783604765","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781784534196","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}