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How to Make Dances in an Epidemic: Tracking Choreography in the Age of AIDS
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David Gere, who came of age as a dance critic at the height of the AIDS epidemic, offers the first book to examine in depth the interplay of AIDS and choreography in the United States, specifically in relation to gay men. The time he writes about is one of extremes. A life-threatening medical syndrome is spreading, its transmission linked to sex. Blame is settling on g
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Paperback, 352 pages
Published
September 15th 2004
by University of Wisconsin Press
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fascinating read for those interested in cultural responses to HIV/AIDS and the impact of HIV/AIDS on one how we create, view, and otherwise experience dance!
The author also speaks extensively about the blurring of lines between dance and political protest in the age of AIDS.
The author also speaks extensively about the blurring of lines between dance and political protest in the age of AIDS.
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