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Jasmine Cannon
LITR218
10/12/2022
Queer People and HIV and AIDS
The society has passed through a period of lack of
understanding when it comes to the
AIDS pandemic. The two articles Rent and 1,112 and Counting
are a representation of the
myths that existed about AIDS and how the knowledge of this
disease resulted to
marginalization of the people due to lack of cure. However, the
people living with the disease
were accommodating to each other and could fall in love. These
two articles analyze the
disease that was associated with a particular group of people
and caused lack of
understanding even in the medical team. However, they help to
demystify the myths that
surrounded the people and increase knowledge sharing. The
analysis will compare and
contrast the themes of stigmatization and support for people
living with AIDS.
AIDS was a disease that caused massive deaths in different
places. However, in 1,112
and Counting the highest levels of discrimination were on the
gay people. The disease was
shown to be killing this group more and spreading faster. It is
due to the spread of the disease
that the hospitals saw a decline in efficient care for the patients.
There was also lack of
understanding of how the disease was spread. The gay people
were thought to have been
greatly affected due to their sexual behaviors as the straight
people were shown to be less
affected. Due to this statistic, the interventions on research
were limited and many gay people
continued to face a threat to extinction with little interventions
(Larry 15). In Rent, there was
indefinite discrimination with some people preferring to commit
suicide when they were
diagnosed with AIDS. However, amongst the major characters,
there was an effective living
with knowledge of the disease. Roger and Mimi know that they
have AIDS but they choose to
fall in love with each other. With the knowledge of the disease,
Roger decides that it is best to
avoid the relationship with Mimi in order to prevent burdening
her with his baggage
(BroadwayInHD). Thus, in Rent, there is reduced stigmatization
of the people living with HIV
and AIDS compared to 1,122 and Counting.
Supporting people living with AIDS is one way of making them
believe in a just society.
The 1,122 and Counting shows a situation where the society is
not supporting in actions of
enhancing the understanding of the disease and how it can be
prevented since it was affecting
the gay people negatively. Kramer explained that since majority
of the people who were
affected by AIDS were gay, there was limited response from the
government. The Mayor of
New York was also silent as the disease was increasingly killing
the gay people (Larry 18). The
exception however, would have been made in the case of the
straight people having been
affected. However, in the case of Rent, the support the people
get from around them is massive
even after learning they are HIV positive. The characters held
together to the end even after
knowing some were infected and bisexual.
Schulman presents the problem she has which is the recycling of
ideas on HIV and
AIDS with people presenting them as their invented ideas. She
believed that Rent did a poor
depiction of AIDS and does not get it right with the queer
people (Schulman 17). Although Rent
tries to show the societal aspect of HIV and AIDS there are
many instances that show these
people as distinguished or bisexual. Mark and Roger however,
commands most musical focus
and the latter is straight. However, it is Roger and two other
queer characters that have HIV
but it is Angel who is a Trans who dies while Roger lives on.
The bias represented is that the
queer community is majorly at a higher risk of death from HIV.
Works Cited
BroadwayInHD, “RENT,” (Nov 17, 2016)
Larry, Kramer's “Historic Essay: AIDS At 30: 1,112 and
Counting,” New York Native, Issue 59,
(March 14, 1983)
Schulman, Sarah. Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the
marketing of gay America. Duke
University Press, 1998.
ART AND SOCIETY 1
Art and Society
Jasmine Cannon
Professor Faught
Litr218
09/27/2022
ART AND SOCIETY 2
Art and Society
Art is not a major requirement in making social change but it is
able to bring
greater changes. The presence of arts increases the community
identity and social
wellbeing. The artists create works that are meant to address the
social issues and the
changes the way the world perceives certain aspects. The
artwork can take any form as
long as it enhances and ignites the outrage and the demands of
change by providing
the society with an opportunity to reflect, collaborate and to
build the community. For
this assignment, the three articles considered include “The
Jungle,” “The Souls of Black
Folk,” and “Native Son.”
“The Jungle” is an article that was written to expose the
conditions the
immigrants face when they are living and working. The main
aim of Upton Sinclair
was to bring change for the immigrants since they were
experiencing poor working
and living conditions and environments (Sinclair, 2011). The
focus of change was on
the meat packaging industry where unsafe practices were
reported with companies
supplying rotten canned beef to the U.S Army during war. It is
the work of Upton
Sinclair that made the people to understand about the unsanitary
and dangerous
practices that were happening in the meat packing industry. The
changes that
ART AND SOCIETY 3
happened during this time are still in place today. Although
there are changes in laws
that have been added and changed with time, the immigrants are
still faced with the
problem of poor working conditions. Upton Sinclair wanted to
change the situation
with the immigrants but his work changed other aspects.
The “Native Son” speaks about the stereotypical role forced on
the people of
color. There are many stereotypes that have been forced on to
different people where
they are considered to be angry and violent. Richard Wright
speaks about a 20-year old
boy Bigger Thomas who was living in poverty and tries to
explain the systemic
causation of the causes of crimes (Wright, 2016). Through the
work of the author, the
aspect of discrimination for the people of color. The
background in which Bigger grew
in affected the person he became when he was an adult and
therefore, this work was
meant to enhance the knowledge of proper upbringing.
Receiving hard treatment and
finding it difficult to get out of the situation makes a person to
change and affects the
type of person one turns out to be.
W.E.B Du Bois’s on the article, “The Souls of Black Folk” uses
different essays to
explain the struggles, historical narrative and the attacks that
happened on the other
writers. The psychological struggles of racism affected the
African Americans
ART AND SOCIETY 4
especially from their background in Africa and when they
arrived in America (Shaw,
2013). The work of the author uses effective language to create
awareness about the
negative effects of racism. The life of the African Americans
under slavery was a major
cause of the oppression the people were facing. By examining
the impact of slavery
and morality created awareness on how the history of Negro in
America and how this
history is not uninteresting to the people.
In conclusion, the authors used their sense of art to accomplish
through the
writing. They were able to bring into light some of the bad
things that were happening
in order to prevent the occurrence of the same in the future
years. They wanted to
share a version of stereotyping that was occurring in the society
and be able to push
them away. Thus, art is a unique aspect because it is able to
push the limits and to blur
the lines that exist between the fiction and fact. The art is able
to bring changes in the
views of the society.
ART AND SOCIETY 5
References
Shaw, S. J. (2013). WEB Du Bois and the souls of black folk.
UNC Press Books.
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=
PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CThe+Sou
ls+of+Black+Folk%
E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzLEWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-
JMidT77V-toGNVnQ&redir_
esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%E2%80%99s%20
%E2%80%9CThe%
20Souls%20of%20Black%20Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
Sinclair, U. (2011). from The Jungle. Race/Ethnicity:
Multidisciplinary Global Contexts,
5(1), 1-11. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/462926/summary
Wright, R. (2016). Native son. Random house.
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2
%80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL
EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V-
toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%
E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2
0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2
%80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL
EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V-
toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%
E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2
0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2
%80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL
EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V-
toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%
E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2
0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2
%80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL
EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V-
toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%
E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2
0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2
%80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL
EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V-
toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%
E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2
0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false
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Jasmine CannonLITR21810122022Queer People and HI.docx

  • 1. Jasmine Cannon LITR218 10/12/2022 Queer People and HIV and AIDS The society has passed through a period of lack of understanding when it comes to the AIDS pandemic. The two articles Rent and 1,112 and Counting are a representation of the myths that existed about AIDS and how the knowledge of this disease resulted to marginalization of the people due to lack of cure. However, the people living with the disease were accommodating to each other and could fall in love. These two articles analyze the disease that was associated with a particular group of people and caused lack of understanding even in the medical team. However, they help to demystify the myths that surrounded the people and increase knowledge sharing. The analysis will compare and
  • 2. contrast the themes of stigmatization and support for people living with AIDS. AIDS was a disease that caused massive deaths in different places. However, in 1,112 and Counting the highest levels of discrimination were on the gay people. The disease was shown to be killing this group more and spreading faster. It is due to the spread of the disease that the hospitals saw a decline in efficient care for the patients. There was also lack of understanding of how the disease was spread. The gay people were thought to have been greatly affected due to their sexual behaviors as the straight people were shown to be less affected. Due to this statistic, the interventions on research were limited and many gay people continued to face a threat to extinction with little interventions (Larry 15). In Rent, there was indefinite discrimination with some people preferring to commit suicide when they were diagnosed with AIDS. However, amongst the major characters, there was an effective living with knowledge of the disease. Roger and Mimi know that they
  • 3. have AIDS but they choose to fall in love with each other. With the knowledge of the disease, Roger decides that it is best to avoid the relationship with Mimi in order to prevent burdening her with his baggage (BroadwayInHD). Thus, in Rent, there is reduced stigmatization of the people living with HIV and AIDS compared to 1,122 and Counting. Supporting people living with AIDS is one way of making them believe in a just society. The 1,122 and Counting shows a situation where the society is not supporting in actions of enhancing the understanding of the disease and how it can be prevented since it was affecting the gay people negatively. Kramer explained that since majority of the people who were affected by AIDS were gay, there was limited response from the government. The Mayor of New York was also silent as the disease was increasingly killing the gay people (Larry 18). The exception however, would have been made in the case of the straight people having been affected. However, in the case of Rent, the support the people get from around them is massive
  • 4. even after learning they are HIV positive. The characters held together to the end even after knowing some were infected and bisexual. Schulman presents the problem she has which is the recycling of ideas on HIV and AIDS with people presenting them as their invented ideas. She believed that Rent did a poor depiction of AIDS and does not get it right with the queer people (Schulman 17). Although Rent tries to show the societal aspect of HIV and AIDS there are many instances that show these people as distinguished or bisexual. Mark and Roger however, commands most musical focus and the latter is straight. However, it is Roger and two other queer characters that have HIV but it is Angel who is a Trans who dies while Roger lives on. The bias represented is that the queer community is majorly at a higher risk of death from HIV. Works Cited BroadwayInHD, “RENT,” (Nov 17, 2016) Larry, Kramer's “Historic Essay: AIDS At 30: 1,112 and
  • 5. Counting,” New York Native, Issue 59, (March 14, 1983) Schulman, Sarah. Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the marketing of gay America. Duke University Press, 1998. ART AND SOCIETY 1 Art and Society Jasmine Cannon Professor Faught Litr218 09/27/2022 ART AND SOCIETY 2 Art and Society Art is not a major requirement in making social change but it is able to bring greater changes. The presence of arts increases the community identity and social
  • 6. wellbeing. The artists create works that are meant to address the social issues and the changes the way the world perceives certain aspects. The artwork can take any form as long as it enhances and ignites the outrage and the demands of change by providing the society with an opportunity to reflect, collaborate and to build the community. For this assignment, the three articles considered include “The Jungle,” “The Souls of Black Folk,” and “Native Son.” “The Jungle” is an article that was written to expose the conditions the immigrants face when they are living and working. The main aim of Upton Sinclair was to bring change for the immigrants since they were experiencing poor working and living conditions and environments (Sinclair, 2011). The focus of change was on the meat packaging industry where unsafe practices were reported with companies supplying rotten canned beef to the U.S Army during war. It is the work of Upton Sinclair that made the people to understand about the unsanitary
  • 7. and dangerous practices that were happening in the meat packing industry. The changes that ART AND SOCIETY 3 happened during this time are still in place today. Although there are changes in laws that have been added and changed with time, the immigrants are still faced with the problem of poor working conditions. Upton Sinclair wanted to change the situation with the immigrants but his work changed other aspects. The “Native Son” speaks about the stereotypical role forced on the people of color. There are many stereotypes that have been forced on to different people where they are considered to be angry and violent. Richard Wright speaks about a 20-year old boy Bigger Thomas who was living in poverty and tries to explain the systemic causation of the causes of crimes (Wright, 2016). Through the work of the author, the aspect of discrimination for the people of color. The
  • 8. background in which Bigger grew in affected the person he became when he was an adult and therefore, this work was meant to enhance the knowledge of proper upbringing. Receiving hard treatment and finding it difficult to get out of the situation makes a person to change and affects the type of person one turns out to be. W.E.B Du Bois’s on the article, “The Souls of Black Folk” uses different essays to explain the struggles, historical narrative and the attacks that happened on the other writers. The psychological struggles of racism affected the African Americans ART AND SOCIETY 4 especially from their background in Africa and when they arrived in America (Shaw, 2013). The work of the author uses effective language to create awareness about the negative effects of racism. The life of the African Americans under slavery was a major cause of the oppression the people were facing. By examining
  • 9. the impact of slavery and morality created awareness on how the history of Negro in America and how this history is not uninteresting to the people. In conclusion, the authors used their sense of art to accomplish through the writing. They were able to bring into light some of the bad things that were happening in order to prevent the occurrence of the same in the future years. They wanted to share a version of stereotyping that was occurring in the society and be able to push them away. Thus, art is a unique aspect because it is able to push the limits and to blur the lines that exist between the fiction and fact. The art is able to bring changes in the views of the society. ART AND SOCIETY 5 References Shaw, S. J. (2013). WEB Du Bois and the souls of black folk. UNC Press Books.
  • 10. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422 4C&oi=fnd&pg= PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CThe+Sou ls+of+Black+Folk% E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzLEWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf- JMidT77V-toGNVnQ&redir_ esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois%E2%80%99s%20 %E2%80%9CThe% 20Souls%20of%20Black%20Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false Sinclair, U. (2011). from The Jungle. Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts, 5(1), 1-11. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/462926/summary Wright, R. (2016). Native son. Random house. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422 4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2 %80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V- toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois% E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2 0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422 4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2 %80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V- toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois% E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2 0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422
  • 11. 4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2 %80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V- toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois% E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2 0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422 4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2 %80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V- toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois% E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2 0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BbMIWuB422 4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=W.E.B+Du+Bois%E2%80%99s+%E2 %80%9CThe+Souls+of+Black+Folk%E2%80%9D&ots=VSNzL EWm8x&sig=gzYJEbDbXf-JMidT77V- toGNVnQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=W.E.B%20Du%20Bois% E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Souls%20of%20Black%2 0Folk%E2%80%9D&f=false https://muse.jhu.edu/article/462926/summary