Sarah Schulman
Sarah Miriam Schulman (born July 28, 1958 in New York City ) is an American author, historian and university professor.
biography
Schulman teaches English at the College of Staten Island at the City University of New York . She lives openly as a lesbian. Schulman is the author of eleven published books: eight novels, two non-fiction books and one play. Schulman's first novels are set in the Lower East Side subculture of Manhattan .
From 1979 to 1982 Schulman was an activist for the organization CARASA (Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse).
In 1987 she founded the film festival The New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival (currently MIXand ) together with film director Jim Hubbard . In the same year Schulman joined the organization Act Up .
Honors
- 1989 Stonewall Book Award for the novel Without Delores .
- 1999 Stonewall Book Award for the non-fiction book Stagetruck. Theater, AIDS and Marketing of Gay America .
Works
- prose
- The bohemian of rats. Roman ("Council Bohemia"). Argument-Verlag, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-88619-461-2 .
- The Child. A novel . Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver 2008, ISBN 978-1-55152-243-2 .
- Empathy. Roman ("Empathy"). Argument-Verlag, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-88619-453-1 .
- Futuransky's city. Novel . Argument-Verlag, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-88619-456-6 .
- Girls, Visions and Everything. A novel . Sheba Feminist Press, London 1991, ISBN 0-907179-58-4 .
- Life on the edge. Roman ("People in Trouble"). Argument-Verlag, Hamburg 1992, ISBN 3-88619-450-7 .
- Without Delores. Roman ("After Delores"). Argument-Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-88619-525-2 (Ariadne-Krimi; 1025; translated into eight languages).
- Shine. Roman ("Shimmer"). Argument-Verlag, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-88619-477-9 .
- The Sophie Horowitz story. Roman ("The Sophie Horowitz Story"). Argument-Verlag, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-88619-577-5 (Ariadne-Krimi; 1077).
- Non-fiction
- My american history. Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan / Bush Years . Routledge, New York 1995, ISBN 0-415-90852-3 .
- Stage truck. Theater, AIDS and the Marketing of Gay America . Duke University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-8223-2264-1
- Israel / Palestine and the Queer International . Duke University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8223-5373-7 (Paperback)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sarah Schulman: Gay marketeers - gay journalism ( Memento of 9 July 2012 in the Web archive archive.today )
- ^ Publishing triangle
- ↑ Ann Cvetkovich, in: An Archive of Feelings. Trauma, Sexuality and Lesbian Public Cultures , 2003, Duke University Press, Page 175, ISBN 0822330881
Web links
- Literature by and about Sarah Schulman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sarah Schulman's website at College of Long Island
- Biographical information on the City University of New York website
- Slate.com: Sarah Schulman - The lesbian writer Rent ripped off. (English)
- PlanetOut: The 100 Best Gay and Lesbian Books Ever! (English)
- Sarah Schulman in crime authors A – Z (German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schulman, Sarah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schulman, Sarah Miriam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |