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Gender and American Culture Ser.: Life and Death of Ryan White : AIDS and Inequality in America by Paul M. Renfro (2024, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-10146968084X

ISBN-139781469680842

eBay Product ID (ePID)5066546548

Product Key Features

Number of Pages216 Pages

Publication NameLife and Death of Ryan White : Aids and Inequality in America

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAids & Hiv, Gender Studies, Internal Medicine, Medical

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical

AuthorPaul M. Renfro

SeriesGender and American Culture Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-023924

ReviewsA unique lens to HIV/AIDS history as a scholar of childhood. . . . Renfro's valuable study offers a warning to today's activists regarding the ongoing resurrection of harmful narratives about queer people as vectors of disease . . . [and] shows that while the appeal to safe symbols like Ryan White in the struggle for health justice may be politically expedient, it also risks doing harm to the communities most in need of support.-- Synapsis, When it comes to media coverage of HIV, few Americans have garnered as many headlines as Ryan White. But there is a difference between the person and the cultural figure . . . . [Renfro] plumbs the depths of those contrasts [and] puts the late AIDS activist's life into context."-- POZ Magazine, Paul M. Renfro's excellent new book is part of an equally worthy and important revisionist tradition. . . . Such works seek to deconstruct the dominant myths that were made to stand in for a more complete understanding of the epidemic--and reveal what such narratives have long occluded.-- New Republic, Thoughtful . . . . A compact and knowledgeable study of the poster boy of the AIDS epidemic.-- Kirkus Reviews, "When it comes to media coverage of HIV, few Americans have garnered as many headlines as Ryan White. But there is a difference between the person and the cultural figure . . . . [Renfro] plumbs the depths of those contrasts [and] puts the late AIDS activist's life into context."-- POZ Magazine, A rich history. . . . Renfro uses Ryan White's life, death, and legacy to encourage readers to think critically about how the framing of disease is deeply contested and how dominant cultural narratives--and their influence of public policies--can perpetuate stigma and discrimination in different subpopulations. . . . The Life and Death of Ryan White will be an engaging read for anyone interested in health policy. Its broader lessons on the framing of disease, representation, industry special interests, and stigma would make this a great addition to many undergraduate or graduate courses in US health policy, determinants of health, and infectious disease.-- Health Affairs, "A unique lens to HIV/AIDS history as a scholar of childhood. . . . Renfro's valuable study offers a warning to today's activists regarding the ongoing resurrection of harmful narratives about queer people as vectors of disease . . . [and] shows that while the appeal to safe symbols like Ryan White in the struggle for health justice may be politically expedient, it also risks doing harm to the communities most in need of support."-- Synapsis, "Thoughtful . . . . A compact and knowledgeable study of the "poster boy" of the AIDS epidemic."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Paul M. Renfro's excellent new book is part of an equally worthy and important revisionist tradition. . . . Such works seek to deconstruct the dominant myths that were made to stand in for a more complete understanding of the epidemic--and reveal what such narratives have long occluded."-- New Republic, "Paul M. Renfro's excellent new book is part of an equally worthy and important revisionist tradition. . . . Such works seek to deconstruct the dominant myths that were made to stand in for a more complete understanding of the epidemic--and reveal what such narratives have long occluded."--The New Republic "Thoughtful . . . . A compact and knowledgeable study of the "poster boy" of the AIDS epidemic."--Kirkus Reviews "When it comes to media coverage of HIV, few Americans have garnered as many headlines as Ryan White. But there is a difference between the person and the cultural figure . . . . [Renfro] plumbs the depths of those contrasts [and] puts the late AIDS activist's life into context."--POZ Magazine, "Paul M. Renfro's excellent new book is part of an equally worthy and important revisionist tradition. . . . Such works seek to deconstruct the dominant myths that were made to stand in for a more complete understanding of the epidemic--and reveal what such narratives have long occluded."-- The New Republic, When it comes to media coverage of HIV, few Americans have garnered as many headlines as Ryan White. But there is a difference between the person and the cultural figure . . . . [Renfro] plumbs the depths of those contrasts [and] puts the late AIDS activist's life into context.-- POZ Magazine, Thoughtful . . . . A compact and knowledgeable study of the "poster boy" of the AIDS epidemic."-- Kirkus Reviews

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Dewey Edition23

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Dewey Decimal362.19697920092

SynopsisIn the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed with hemophilia at birth, Ryan contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. In 1985, he became a household name after he was barred from attending his Indiana middle school. As Ryan appeared on nightly news broadcasts and graced the covers of popular magazines, he was embraced by music icons and well-known athletes, achieving a curious kind of stardom. Analyzing his struggle and celebrity, Paul M. Renfro's powerful biography grapples with the contested meanings of Ryan's life, death, and afterlives. As Renfro argues, Ryan's fight to attend school forced the American public to reckon with prevailing misconceptions about the AIDS epidemic. Yet his story also reinforced the hierarchies at the heart of the AIDS crisis. Because the innocent Ryan had contracted HIV through no fault of his own, as many put it, his story was sometimes used to blame presumably guilty populations for spreading the virus. Reexamining Ryan's story through this lens, Renfro reveals how the consequences of this stigma continue to pervade policy and cultural understandings of HIV/AIDS today., In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed with hemophilia at birth, Ryan contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. In 1985, he became a household name after he was barred from attending his Indiana middle school. As Ryan appeared on nightly news broadcasts and graced the covers of popular magazines, he was embraced by music icons and well-known athletes, achieving a curious kind of stardom. Analyzing his struggle and celebrity, Paul M. Renfro's powerful biography grapples with the contested meanings of Ryan's life, death, and afterlives. As Renfro argues, Ryan's fight to attend school forced the American public to reckon with prevailing misconceptions about the AIDS epidemic. Yet his story also reinforced the hierarchies at the heart of the AIDS crisis. Because the ""innocent"" Ryan had contracted HIV ""through no fault of his own,"" as many put it, his story was sometimes used to blame presumably ""guilty"" populations for spreading the virus. Reexamining Ryan's story through this lens, Renfro reveals how the consequences of this stigma continue to pervade policy and cultural understandings of HIV/AIDS today., In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed with hemophilia at birth, Ryan contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. In 1985, he became a household name after he was barred from attending his Indiana middle school. As Ryan appeared on nightly news broadcasts and graced the covers of popular magazines, he was embraced by music icons and well-known athletes, achieving a curious kind of stardom. Analyzing his struggle and celebrity, Paul M. Renfro's powerful biography grapples with the contested meanings of Ryan's life, death, and afterlives.As Renfro argues, Ryan's fight to attend school forced the American public to reckon with prevailing misconceptions about the AIDS epidemic. Yet his story also reinforced the hierarchies at the heart of the AIDS crisis. Because the "innocent" Ryan had contracted HIV "through no fault of his own," as many put it, his story was sometimes used to blame presumably "guilty" populations for spreading the virus. Reexamining Ryan's story through this lens, Renfro reveals how the consequences of this stigma continue to pervade policy and cultural understandings of HIV/AIDS today., In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed with hemophilia at birth, Ryan contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. In 1985, he became a household name after he was barred from ......

LC Classification NumberRC606.55.W45R36 2024