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A Select Body: The Gay Dance Party Subculture and the HIV-AIDS Pandemic Paperback – March, 1996

by Lynette A. Lewis (Author), Michael W. Ross (Author)

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Studies of the organization of gay social interaction have usually focused on the traditional context of bars and cruising areas. This book however describes the phenomenon of large-scale gay dance parties, in which up to 17,000 people dance through the night to deafening music and spectacular light displays, often under the influence of recreational psychoactive drugs. The authors chart the development of the gay dance party, the influence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on its growth, and the dance party as a response to the pressures and stigmas associated with both homosexuality and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They focus on the contradictions between recreational drug use to distance the spectre of AIDS and to maintain a feeling of control, and the increased risk of HIV infection which may occur while under the influence of drugs. The role of dance as a response to the threats from disease and society, and the non-verbal symbols and communication and the magical thinking associated with the dance party and assessment of HIV transmission risk are described. Implications of supporting the life-affirming ethos of the dance parties while reducing the HIV infection risks associated with drug use are carefully examined from the perspective of possible health education interventions.

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Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Cassell (March 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0304335118
ISBN-13: 978-0304335114
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.2 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,305,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #955 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > AIDS
- #9201 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Specific Demographics > Gay & Lesbian
- #11609 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Nonfiction

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My Golden Opportunity

By Dr. Lynette Arnoldus-Lewis on December 27, 2012

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I am more than a little proud of this publication and you may be right in thinking biased, as this book represented 3 + unimaginably wonderfully informative and rewarding years of my PhD (Dept., Community Medicine, Faculaty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia). I had the honour of interviewing and recording the stories of many brave subjects (many unfortunately deceased) support of 2 outstanding scholars or my supervisors Prof. Wayne Hall and Prof. Michael Ross, and a government funded scholarship (Commonwealth AIDS Reseach Grant) and encouragement from my earlier teachers and collegues. This wonderful book and the research project it reports contributed to my personal growth through experiencing inexplicable pain, losses, joy, fun and love, from being emersed in the research field and deeply entrenched in the supportive literature. Thank you for selling and buying this publication. Lynette A. Arnoldus-Lewis

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A Social Scientist at Sleaze Ball

By Alan Wells on April 5, 2000

Format: Paperback

One of the premiere sex researchers, Michael Ross, takes his expertise into the underbelly of Gay life by looking at the dance party circuit scene. this is one of the only objective empirical glimpses into this important social phenomenon. It stands out as an important insight into a wide range of social behaviors surrounding the dance/rave/party drug scene and inroads into health promotion and damage control.