Publication Date
5-2023
Abstract
This paper discusses the history of the AIDS crisis and the activist group ACT UP. During the early stages of the outbreak, there was much confusion and hysteria surrounding the nature of the illness. Many misconceptions about the illness had led to inaction from the public and government. In response, ACT UP had formed to address this inaction. This paper analyzes a set of six photographs taken during ACT UP’s protest efforts and analyzes the arguments within them.
Recommended Citation
Flot, Céilí
(2023)
"Remembering the AIDS Crisis & ACT UP: The Failures of the American Public, Government, and Cultural Institutions,"
Comm-entary: Vol. 19:
Iss.
1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://scholars.unh.edu/comm-entary/vol19/iss1/16