Deborah Gould
Political theorist and scholar of emotion who was an ACT UP activist and author of Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS; serves as the expert proxy discussing the emotional cultures of activism.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 56min
Proxy Podcast Take Over!
Deborah Gould, a political theorist and former ACT UP activist and author, brings sharp expertise on emotion in activism. They discuss how anger powered ACT UP, grief surfacing after years of rage, emotional cultures that sustained movements, and the need to collectivize mourning to preserve activist energy.
