Drag : A British History / Jacob Bloomfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomfield, Jacob, 1990- author.

Series:

Berkeley series in British studies ; Volume 23.

Berkeley Series in British Studies ; Volume 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drag queens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Drag: A British History is a groundbreaking study of the sustained popularity and changing forms of male drag performance in modern Britain. With this book, Jacob Bloomfield provides fresh perspectives on drag and recovers previously neglected episodes in the history of the art form. Despite its transgressive associations, drag has persisted as an intrinsic, and common, part of British popular culture--drag artists have consistently asserted themselves as some of the most renowned and significant entertainers of their day. As Bloomfield demonstrates, drag was also at the center of public discussions around gender and sexuality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from Victorian sex scandals to the 'permissive society' of the 1960s. This compelling new history demythologizes drag, stressing its ordinariness while affirming its important place in British cultural heritage"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Old Mother Riley and the modern dame

Splinters : cross-dressing ex-servicemen on the interwar stage

Danny La Rue : conservative drag in the 'permissive society'

Skirting the censor : drag and the censorship of the British theatre, 1939-1968

Epilogue : how queer is drag?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-520-39333-3

OCLC:

1378390780