Positive Images: Gay Men and HIV/AIDS in the Culture of 'Post Crisis'

Positive Images explores the changing representation of gay men and HIV in popular culture since the AIDS Crisis, using literature, film, TV, and news coverage from across the English-speaking world. It examines the socio-cultural foundations of this post-crisis period and provides insights into the fraught legacies of the AIDS Crisis and its continued presence in the modern queer consciousness.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The 1980s and early 1990s, often referred to as The AIDS Crisis, were marked by a tidal wave of panic surrounding homosexuality and AIDS. However, with the advent of antiretroviral drugs in the mid-1990s, the meaning of an HIV diagnosis underwent a significant transformation. These game-changing drugs have enabled many people living with HIV to lead healthy, regular lives, but how has this dramatic shift impacted the representation of gay men and HIV in popular culture? "Positive Images" is the first comprehensive examination of how the relationship between gay men and HIV has evolved over the past two decades. Author Dion Kagan delves into literature, film, TV, documentaries, and news coverage from across the English-speaking world to uncover the socio-cultural foundations that have shaped this post-crisis period. His insightful analyses offer valuable insights into the lingering legacies of the AIDS Crisis and its enduring presence in the modern queer consciousness.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350259997