Contemporary drag practices and performers / edited by Mark Edward and Stephen Farrier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward, Mark (Professor of performance arts), editor.

Farrier, Stephen, editor.

Series:

Methuen drama engage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drag shows--History and criticism.

Drag shows.

Drag shows--Social aspects.

Female impersonators--Biography.

Female impersonators.

Male impersonators--Biography.

Male impersonators.

Social aspects.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

volumes ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2020.

Summary:

"In recent years drag performance has moved from the fringes to emerge as a mainstream phenomenon, showcased on TV shows in the US and the UK. This collection offers a diverse range of critical engagements by drag performers, makers, scholars and writers reflecting on work from the UK, USA, Israel, Germany and Australia. Moving beyond discussions of gender theory, the essays consider contemporary drag performance practices, connecting them to the histories, communities and politics that produced them. Chapters range across discussions of drag kings in the US, UK and drag and activism; the influence of RuPaul on the generation of new forms of work in New York; transfeminist critiques of drag; 'bio'/faux queens; engagements with race and ethnicity through drag performance; drag andragogy; audience concerns; drag intersections with animal personas, and how drag performance relates to personal narratives of history and identity. Collectively the contributions focus on drag as a mode of performance that is diverse and that uncorsets the easy thought that drag is simply a cross dressing man in a dress or a woman in a suit"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Volume 1. Drag in a changing scene

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350082946

1350082945

OCLC:

1128887534