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A review by mrfroggy
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman
emotional
informative
4.5
A great survey of the people who made ACT UP such a powerful and influential political force, ranging from arts and culture to research to public education to public housing to direct action, this is a robust but vividly painted look into ACT UP's history, both within the organization and its influences outside of it.
I picked this up bc of my own activism with Covid-19 and how i wanted to learn how other political orgs and historical resistance have fought against eugenicist health policies during pandemics, and reading this gave me a mirror look into the exact same problems with group cohesion, in group marginalization, white people (derogatory) undermining everyone elses hard work, and ableism that i see within Covid activism today.
With how similar these diseases operate, i really fear for my and my community's future in this sinking empire, but the tactics used by ACT UP NY are a great starting point for me to base my own actions on <3
Also i really couldnt enjoy the audiobook to the whole extent bc the narrator kept stumbling over some words and pronouncing some sentences stiltedly, which gave me trouble trying to follow along to what she was saying, but i understand that this is a 27hr audiobook :(
I picked this up bc of my own activism with Covid-19 and how i wanted to learn how other political orgs and historical resistance have fought against eugenicist health policies during pandemics, and reading this gave me a mirror look into the exact same problems with group cohesion, in group marginalization, white people (derogatory) undermining everyone elses hard work, and ableism that i see within Covid activism today.
With how similar these diseases operate, i really fear for my and my community's future in this sinking empire, but the tactics used by ACT UP NY are a great starting point for me to base my own actions on <3
Also i really couldnt enjoy the audiobook to the whole extent bc the narrator kept stumbling over some words and pronouncing some sentences stiltedly, which gave me trouble trying to follow along to what she was saying, but i understand that this is a 27hr audiobook :(