{"product_id":"stagestruck-theater-aids-and-the-marketing-of-gay-america-9780822322641","title":"Stagestruck: Theater, Aids, and the Marketing of Gay America","description":"In \u003ci\u003eStagestruck\u003c\/i\u003e noted novelist and outspoken critic Sarah Schulman offers an account of her growing awareness of the startling similarities between her novel \u003ci\u003ePeople in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and the smash Broadway hit \u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e. Written with a powerful and personal voice, Schulman's book is part gossipy narrative, part behind-the-scenes glimpse into the New York theater culture, and part polemic on how mainstream artists co-opt the work of \"marginal\" artists to give an air of diversity and authenticity to their own work. Rising above the details of her own case, Schulman boldly uses her suspicions of copyright infringement as an opportunity to initiate a larger conversation on how AIDS and gay experience are being represented in American art and commerce.\u003cbr\u003e\tClosely recounting her discovery of the ways in which \u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e took materials from her own novel, Schulman takes us on her riveting and infuriating journey through the power structures of New York theater and media, a journey she pursued to seek legal restitution and make her voice heard. Then, to provide a cultural context for the emergence of \u003ci\u003eRent--\u003c\/i\u003ewhich Schulman experienced first-hand as a weekly theater critic for\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New York Press\u003c\/i\u003e at the time of\u003ci\u003e Rent\u003c\/i\u003e's premiere--she reveals in rich detail the off- and off-off-Broadway theater scene of the time. She argues that these often neglected works and performances provide more nuanced and accurate depictions of the lives of gay men, Latinos, blacks, lesbians and people with AIDS than popular works seen in full houses on Broadway stages. Schulman brings her discussion full circle with an incisive look at how gay and lesbian culture has become rapidly commodified, not only by mainstream theater productions such as \u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e but also by its reduction into a mere demographic made palatable for niche marketing. Ultimately, Schulman argues, American art and culture has made acceptable a representation of \"the homosexual\" that undermines, if not completely erases, the actual experiences of people who continue to suffer from discrimination or disease. \u003ci\u003eStagestruck\u003c\/i\u003e's message is sure to incite discussion and raise the level of debate about cultural politics in America today.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-305115\"\u003eSarah Schulman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 6.19w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822322641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822322641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT013000\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED022020\"\u003eAIDS \u0026amp; HIV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Schulman is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and non-fiction writer. She is the author of seven novels, including\u003ci\u003e After Delore\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003e People in Troubl\u003c\/i\u003ee, \u003ci\u003e Rat Bohemi\u003c\/i\u003ea, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003e Shimme\u003c\/i\u003er, and the nonfiction work\u003ci\u003e My American History: Lesbian and Gay Life during the Reagan\/Bush Year\u003c\/i\u003es. A longtime activist, Schulman was one of the first members of ACT UP in New York and a co-founder of the Lesbian Avengers. Over the past twenty years she has contributed to numerous publications, including th\u003ci\u003ee Village Voic\u003c\/i\u003ee, th\u003ci\u003ee Natio\u003c\/i\u003en, the\u003ci\u003e New York Time\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003e Gay Community New\u003c\/i\u003es, and\u003ci\u003e Intervie\u003c\/i\u003ew. A recipient of the 1997 Stonewall Award, Schulman lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914648740015,"sku":"9780822322641","price":44.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_3756bad2-309c-414d-b948-b91f916e28de.jpg?v=1758828103","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/stagestruck-theater-aids-and-the-marketing-of-gay-america-9780822322641","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}