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Righting my World
Essays from the Last Half-Century
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A curated collection of writings over the past half-century from the acclaimed professor of politics and gay rights activist. From the publication of his pivotal first book, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation, in 1971, Dennis Altman AO has been a leading voice in gay liberation movements in...
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A curated collection of writings over the past half-century from the acclaimed professor of politics and gay rights activist.
From the publication of his pivotal first book, Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation, in 1971, Dennis Altman AO has been a leading voice in gay liberation movements in Australia and beyond. Across a career spanning more than 50 years, Altman has written about gay rights alongside other currents in Australian politics and society, identifying cultural shifts and exploring their impacts, as well as US politics, including under Trump. His books, including Homosexual and Queer Wars, are being embraced by a new generation of queer theorists worldwide, with editions in multiple languages.
This collection of his favourite nonfiction has been ordered chronologically to capture the sense of Australia as it was and as it is, charting the course of a conversation about civil rights and cultural change, while at the same time illuminating the persistence of prejudice. Interspersed with personal essays reflecting on Altman's cultural heritage, grief and ageing, Writing My World is a powerful and illuminating chronicle.
"This new book by Dennis Altman explains why he has been a hero most of my life. From university days to AIDS conferences, protests, the arts, national and international politics. Even occasional glimpses of sport, sex and pop culture. America has Gore Vidal. Australia presents (with a drum roll) the still extraordinary Dennis Altman."
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia
Praise for Unrequited Love by Dennis Altman
"From Lyndon Johnson to Trump, Altman's diary takes us from the early days of AIDS to gay liberation against a backdrop of Australia's strange love for America." – Gillian Triggs
"An ingenious combining of memoir and analysis, personal reflection and social science." – Professor Frank Bongiorno
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781923192515
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 December 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Monash University Publishing
Illustration: Illustrations
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Dennis Altman AO is the author of numerous books on homosexuality, HIV/AIDS and politics, including Homosexual: Oppression & Liberation, which has been described as the first serious analysis to emerge from the gay liberation movement. He is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow in the Institute for Human Security at La Trobe University in Melbourne. In 2008, Dennis was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for service to education as an academic, social and political commentator, to the community through raising awareness of human rights issues, and as a contributor to the development of HIV/AIDS policy. He is Patron of the Australian Queer Archives and the Pride Foundation.
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