{"product_id":"in-the-eye-of-the-storm-volunteers-and-australias-response-to-the-hiv-aids-crisis-paperback","title":"In the Eye of the Storm: Volunteers and Australia's Response to the HIV\/AIDS Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirleene Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Sendziuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe people who volunteered to help during the HIV\/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s provided compassion and support to heavily stigmatised people. These volunteers provided in-home care for the sick and dying, staffed needle exchanges and telephone help-lines, produced educational resources, served on boards of management, and provided friendship and practical support, among many other roles. They helped people affected by the virus to navigate a medical system that in preceding decades had been openly hostile towards the marginalised communities of homosexuals, drug users, and sex workers. In the process, volunteering left an indelible mark on the lives and outlooks of these volunteers. For the first time, by focusing on individual life stories, this book explores the crucial role of the men and women who volunteered at time of disaster. Despite their critical role, they have not been sufficiently recognised. Through their stories, drawn from oral histories conducted by the authors, we see how those on the front-line navigated and survived a devastating epidemic, and the long-term impact of those grim years of illness, death, and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirleene Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Curator of Oral History and Indigenous Programs at the National Library of Australia and Honorary Associate Professor of Modern History at Macquarie University. She has published extensively on LGBTIQ history and HIV and AIDS history. Recent work includes the co-authored book\u003ci\u003e Pride in Defence: The Australian Military and Australian LGBTI Service Since 1945 \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). \u003cb\u003eRobert Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Modern History at Macquarie University. He has written widely on the history of gay life in Australia, including books and essays in the print media. He has a particular interest in psychoanlaysis and has trained as a psychotherapist.\u003cb\u003e Paul Sendziuk\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Australian history at the University of Adelaide. He is an experienced oral historian, and has expertise in the histories of immigration, disease, and public health. His first book about the history of HIV\/AIDS in Australia, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Trust\u003c\/i\u003e, was short-listed for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Human Rights Award for non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241842929938,"sku":"9781742236742","price":57.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/7gZd3NnWWM9781742236742.webp?v=1777908032","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-volunteers-and-australias-response-to-the-hiv-aids-crisis-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}