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SUMMARY:SHC April Lecture: Dr. Aishah Scott
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Aishah Scott\nLecture Title: “Respectability and 
 Representation: Gender\, Class\, and the Politics of the Black AIDS 
 Epidemic”\n\n📅 Date & Time: Wednesday\, April 15th\, 2026\, at 
 Noon\n📍 Location: Library room 424\n\nThis presentation examines the 
 intersection of race\, gender\, and respectability politics during the 
 HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black communities from the 1980s to 2010. By 
 juxtaposing the experiences of AIDS activists Ruselle Miller-Hill and Rae 
 Lewis Thornton\, it explores how internal community dynamics and broader 
 structural forces shaped whose stories became visible within public 
 narratives of the epidemic. Miller-Hill\, a formerly incarcerated Black 
 American woman living with AIDS\, and Thornton\, a widely recognized 
 middle-class AIDS activist and survivor\, represent two distinct 
 experiences that reveal how class\, gender norms\, and respectability 
 politics influenced representation within Black HIV/AIDS advocacy.\n\nThe 
 presentation also situates these dynamics within the broader context of 
 state policy\, incarceration\, and public health institutions\, examining 
 how these structures shaped the lives of Black women living with HIV/AIDS. 
 Additionally\, it explores how narratives surrounding HIV in Black 
 communities often framed Black women as victims of duplicitous bisexual 
 men\, reinforcing gendered respectability while limiting discussions of 
 sexual autonomy. Drawing on archival materials and community-based 
 sources\, including the work of organizations such as Gay Men of African 
 Descent and barbershop outreach initiatives in high-prevalence 
 neighborhoods\, this research highlights how competing ideas about Black 
 masculinity\, sexuality\, and respectability shaped community responses to 
 the AIDS epidemic.\n\n
LOCATION:Room 424 (Meeting Room)
ORGANIZER;CN="Jude Arendall":MAILTO:jua213@musc.edu
CATEGORIES:Student History Club, Waring Lecture
CONTACT;CN="Jude Arendall":MAILTO:jua213@musc.edu
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