Holding the Man (Conigrave, 1995), chronicles a fifteen-year relationship between Timothy Conigrave and his partner, John, and the process of their coping with John's impending death from AIDS ...related illness. In this article I discuss the autobiography as a naturalistic example of the therapeutic method of life review. What result would have emerged if a narrative therapist had assisted in the writing of the book? Based on my friendship with the protagonists, I would have argued for a less negative picture of the author, but Tim's aim seems to have been to represent the relationship in a dramatic form, with the author embracing his own pathology, and the imbalances and unfairness of their relationship. I suggest that employing methods which externalise pathology to elicit 'the heroic narrative' may have disregarded these goals. I highlight the need to recognise and understand individual pattern and context, and raise alternative, less interventionist positions as appropriate for clients involved in such reviews of their lives. (author abstract)
Holding the Man, Tim Conigrave's posthumously published memoir, won a United Nations Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction in 1995. It is the story of two men, Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, who became ...lovers during their school days at Xavier College, a Jesuit school in Melbourne. Their relationship lasted for 16 years when eventually both died of AIDS. Holding the Man is a model for other young same-sex couples and its purpose is to celebrate the respectful relationship of two gifted young men. Tommy Murphy's stage adaption of the book (directed by David Berthold) premiered at Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney and its first season sold out.
Holding the Man, Tim Conigrave's posthumously published memoir, won a United Nations Human Rights Award for Non-Fiction in 1995. It is the story of two men, Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, who became ...lovers during their school days at Xavier College, a Jesuit school in Melbourne. Their relationship lasted for 16 years when eventually both died of AIDS. Holding the Man is a model for other young same-sex couples and its purpose is to celebrate the respectful relationship of two gifted young men. Tommy Murphy's stage adaption of the book (directed by David Berthold) premiered at Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney and its first season sold out.
Released mere months after the premiere of Holding the Man - the lauded film adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir of the same name - Remembering the Man offers new insights into Conigrave's ...relationship with John Caleo through interviews and archival footage. Beyond being a mere companion piece, the documentary provides a more compelling account by chronicling the wider world surrounding the couple's romance.
Released mere months after the premiere of Holding the Man - the lauded film adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir of the same name - Remembering the Man offers new insights into Conigrave's ...relationship with John Caleo through interviews and archival footage. Beyond being a mere companion piece, the documentary provides a more compelling account by chronicling the wider world surrounding the couple's romance.
Timothy Conigrave's bittersweet account of his relationship with John Caleo, coming of age in the 1970s, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s has been described as 'the great Australian love ...story' - and Neil Armfield's deftly rendered film adaptation lives up to that status. However, two decades after the original publication of Holding the Man, the new cultural contexts of 2015, including the push for marriage equality, alter the meanings of this beloved Australian classic.
Timothy Conigrave's bittersweet account of his relationship with John Caleo, coming of age in the 1970s, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s has been described as 'the great Australian love ...story' - and Neil Armfield's deftly rendered film adaptation lives up to that status. However, two decades after the original publication of Holding the Man, the new cultural contexts of 2015, including the push for marriage equality, alter the meanings of this beloved Australian classic.
Released mere months after the premiere of Holding the Man - the lauded film adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's memoir of the same name - Remembering the Man offers new insights into Conigrave's ...relationship with John Caleo through interviews and archival footage. Beyond being a mere companion piece, the documentary provides a more compelling account by chronicling the wider world surrounding the couple's romance., Released mere months after the premiere of Holding the Man - the lauded film adaptation of Timothy Conigrave’s memoir of the same name - Remembering the Man offers new insights into Conigrave’s relationship with John Caleo through interviews and archival footage. Beyond being a mere companion piece, the documentary provides a more compelling account by chronicling the wider world surrounding the couple’s romance.
Timothy Conigrave's bittersweet account of his relationship with John Caleo, coming of age in the 1970s, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s has been described as 'the great Australian love ...story' - and Neil Armfield's deftly rendered film adaptation lives up to that status. However, two decades after the original publication of Holding the Man, the new cultural contexts of 2015, including the push for marriage equality, alter the meanings of this beloved Australian classic., Timothy Conigrave’s bittersweet account of his relationship with John Caleo, coming of age in the 1970s, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s has been described as ‘the great Australian love story’ - and Neil Armfield’s deftly rendered film adaptation lives up to that status. However, two decades after the original publication of Holding the Man, the new cultural contexts of 2015, including the push for marriage equality, alter the meanings of this beloved Australian classic.
