Sarah Schulman | Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987–1993
In conversation with Jason Villemez, editor of the Philadelphia Gay News
A decades-long activist for LGBTQ+ rights and women’s empowerment, Sarah Schulman is the author of more than twenty novels, nonfiction books, screenplays, and stage plays. Her other work has appeared in periodicals such as The New Yorker and The New York Times. Schulman is a Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the College of Staten Island, a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities, and the cofounder of the MIX New York LGBT Experimental Film and Video Festival. Schulman has also earned fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Based on more than 200 interviews, Let the Record Show explores the widespread impact of ACT UP, the diverse community AIDS activist group.
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