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Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS
Martin Duberman
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Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; JFFH2; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Meticulously researched and evocatively told, Hold Tight Gently is historian Martin Duberman's poignant memorial to those lost to AIDS and to two of the great unsung heroes of the early years of the epidemic. Composer Michael Callen became a leading figure in the movement to increase awareness of AIDS in the face of wilful neglect. Essex Hemphill contributed to the black gay and lesbian flowering in Washington, D.C., with poetry of searing intensity and introspection. A profound exploration of the intersection of race, sexuality, class, identity and politics.
Meticulously researched and evocatively told, Hold Tight Gently is historian Martin Duberman's poignant memorial to those lost to AIDS and to two of the great unsung heroes of the early years of the epidemic. Composer Michael Callen became a leading figure in the movement to increase awareness of AIDS in the face of wilful neglect. Essex Hemphill contributed to the black gay and lesbian flowering in Washington, D.C., with poetry of searing intensity and introspection. A profound exploration of the intersection of race, sexuality, class, identity and politics.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New Press, The
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781620971925
SKU
V9781620971925
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About Martin Duberman
Martin Duberman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he founded and for a decade directed the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. The author of more than twenty books, Duberman has won a Bancroft Prize and been a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in New York ... Read more
Reviews for Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS
Winner of a Lambda Literary Award Honor Book at the 2015 Stonewall Book Awards Finalist for the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction One of NPR’s Guide to 2014’s Great Reads "A meticulously researched, nuanced, empathic and insightful portrait of two important artistic and political figures." San Francisco Chronicle "A powerful book that displays both ... Read more