The Centre for the Study of Democracy and the University of Westminster's Q+ Network are delighted to host the world-renowned author, activist and playwright Sarah Schulman on Monday 22 November at 12–1.30pm at our Little Titchfield Campus.
Schulman will be reading from and discussing her latest book 'Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York' (2020, Macmillan).
Twenty years in the making, Let the Record Show is the most comprehensive political history ever assembled of ACT UP and American AIDS activism. Rejecting the whitening of AIDS history, and examining the movement's mistakes as well as victories, Let the Record Show is a revelatory exploration- and long-overdue reassessment- of the coalition’s inner workings, conflicts and achievements, and ultimate fracture.
Schulman, one of the most revered queer writers and thinkers of her generation, explores the how and the why, examining, with her characteristic rigour and bite, how a group of desperate outcasts changed America forever, and in the process created a liveable future for generations of people across the world. The book demonstrates that "the history of Act Up is the history of a group… any kind of history of AIDS that focuses on the heroic individual is a distortion". (Sarah Schulman).
The reading will be followed by a live Q&A and copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event, provided by Housmans.
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About this event
The event will be recorded and is part of a two-day event series 'Uprising: Let the Record Show' organized in collaboration with ACT UP London, sponsored by Q+ Network and the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster, The John Mordaunt Trust, Positively UK, IBase, 56 Dean Street, Catwalk for Power, ICEBREAKERS, LGBT+ Switchboard, Oxford Queer Intersections.
The University's social distancing and masking guidelines will be in place. Please adhere to these during the event and (unless exempt) you are required to wear face coverings inside the building.
The event will be hosted in room 2.05a, 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, London W1W 7UW.
If you have any questions please email Dr Olimpia Burchiellaro at [email protected]
