Sarah Schulman est une auteure et professeure renommée dont l'œuvre examine de manière critique l'histoire, l'activisme et la justice sociale queer. Son écriture se caractérise par une analyse sociale incisive et une voix puissante façonnée par sa vaste expérience d'activiste. Schulman explore comment les forces politiques et sociétales façonnent les identités individuelles et les expériences collectives, en particulier au sein de la communauté queer. Son style est direct et provocateur, incitant les lecteurs à aborder les récits marginalisés et la lutte continue pour l'égalité.
This insightful exploration delves into the harsh realities of gentrification and its dehumanizing effects on communities. Through a critical lens, the author examines the social and economic implications of urban transformation, making a compelling case for the urgent need to address these issues. The narrative is both thought-provoking and essential, shedding light on the often-overlooked consequences of gentrification that impact lives and neighborhoods.
Offers a part gossipy narrative, part behind-the-scenes glimpse into the New York theatre culture, and part polemic on how mainstream artists co-opt the work of marginal artists. This book uses the suspicions of copyright infringement to initiate a larger conversation on how AIDS and gay experience are represented in American art and commerce.
Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan and Bush Years
Bold and provocative, the book offers a critical commentary on the evolution of lesbian and gay politics in the United States. Through a diverse collection of news articles, letters, interviews, and reports, the author, Sarah Schulman, presents an unrepentant narrative that highlights key moments and figures in the LGBTQ+ movement. This work not only informs but also challenges readers to engage with the complexities of American history and identity.
Set in contemporary New York City, Rat Bohemia is the story of Rita Mae Weems, a woman from Queens who works as a rat exterminator for the Department of Health's Pest Control Division. As she battles the budget cuts for extermination and streetlights, her best friend, Killer, a career plant-waterer, is busy falling in love with the rakish and enigmatic Troy Ruby. And David, a writer who is HIV-positive, struggles to be truthful about the AIDS experience even as his family averts their eyes from his day-to-day efforts to stay alive. Through Rita, David, and Killer, Schulman traces the very particular and very devastating ways that gay people are abandoned by their families - a subject that has not yet found its way into the public discussion about AIDS - and the enormously creative and courageous ways in which gay men and lesbians lead their lives despite this loss.
At once a memoir, a call to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, and an argument for queer solidarity across borders, this book tells the story of how novelist and activist Sarah Schulman's became aware of how issues of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were tied to her own gay and lesbian politics.
In this groundbreaking book, playwright and social critic Sarah Schulman explores the family, the first place where all people: straight, gay, and bisexual, learn homophobia. It is within the family that homophobia begins to control the lives of perpetrators and recipients. Written in the tradition of Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape (Ballantine Books, 2000), which transformed rape from a private problem into an internationally recognised cultural crisis. Ties That Bind uncovers the hidden crime of `familial homophobia' and moves it into the open.
The 11th and most controversial book by acclaimed lesbian writer Sarah Schulman, available for the first time in paperback. Stew is a 15-year -old boy who goes online looking for an older man to have sex with. But when his boyfriend is arrested in an Internet paedophilia sting, Stew's life is exposed to his family and town. Devasted by these revelations, and left to fend for himself, he ends up committing murder. Daring in its themes, The Child is a powerful indictment of sex panic in the USA and a plaintive meditation on isolation and desire.
In this new edition of Sarah Schulman's groundbreaking 1988 novel, the unnamed narrator is an abandoned coffee-shop waitress in New York's under-the-radar Lower East Side. No one cares about her and no one will stand up for her; she lives in the emotional anarchy that engulfs a lot of gay girls who have no place, no home. Her ex-girlfriend Delores knew all that, and exploited it, because she didn't want to be bothered, which is unbearable information to our waitress. Over the course of a few days, she goes on the prowl looking for someone to talk to, anyone really; but she doesn't expect to get immersed in a tangled web of seduction, poverty, and finally murder
The book explores the challenges faced by gay and lesbian individuals, particularly the emotional impact of familial rejection and discrimination. It highlights the journey toward acceptance and understanding within families, emphasizing that despite growing societal acceptance, many still endure demeaning experiences at home. Through personal stories and insights, it sheds light on the importance of love and support in overcoming prejudice and fostering acceptance.
Sarah Schulman illuminates the differences between Conflict and Abuse in this revelatory book that addresses the contemporary culture of scapegoating.
