The boundaries of blackness : AIDS and the breakdown of Black politics / Cathy J. Cohen.

  • Cohen, Cathy J., 1961-
Date:
1999
  • Books

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Description

"The Boundaries of Blackness is the first full-scale exploration of the social, political, and cultural impact of AIDS on the African-American community. Informed by interviews with activists, ministers, public officials, and people with AIDS, Cathy Cohen unflinchingly brings to light how the epidemic fractured, rather than united, the black community. She traces how the disease separated blacks along different fault lines and analyzes the ensuing struggles and debates. More broadly, Cohen analyzes how other cross-cutting issues—of class, gender, and sexuality—challenge accepted ideas of who belongs in the community. Such issues, she predicts, will increasingly occupy the political agendas of black organizations and institutions and can lead to either greater inclusiveness or further divisiveness. The Boundaries of Blackness, by examining the response of a changing community to an issue laced with stigma, has much to teach us about oppression, resistance, and marginalization. It also offers valuable insight into how the politics of the African-American community—and other marginal groups—will evolve in the twenty-first century." -- From publisher's website.

Publication/Creation

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.

Physical description

xv, 394 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-381) and index.

Contents

The Boundaries of Black Politics -- Marginalization : Power, Identity, and Membership -- Enter AIDS : Context and Confrontation -- Invisible to the Centers for Disease Control -- All the Black People Fit to Print -- Conspiracies and Controversies -- Unsuspecting Women and the Dreaded Bisexual -- Willing to Serve, but Not to Lead -- Women, Children, and Funding -- AIDS and Beyond.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    FEJ.6
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0226112888
  • 9780226112886