The Battle of "The Normal Heart.".

Rottman, Larry

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ERIC Number: EJ413547

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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The Battle of "The Normal Heart."

Rottman, Larry

Academe, v76 n4 p30-35 Jul-Aug 1990

The history of the controversy over Southwest Missouri State University's production of "The Normal Heart," a play about acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is chronicled and concern is expressed about the resurgence of bitterness and hatred in the debate over academic freedom, even within the academic community. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Faculty, Drama, Higher Education, Homosexuality, Public Opinion, School Responsibility, Self Expression, State Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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