Queering Drag - by Meredith Heller (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><ol> <li>This book explores the role of, challenges of, and violence done in conversation and in the English language itself that is used to characterize drag as a genre.</li> <p> <li>The interdisciplinary study is based in theater and performance studies, with commentary and and recommendations for intervention in language and rhetoric studies, and gender studies as well.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>The author is an up-and-coming scholar whose work will be foundational for future studies in gender and performance.</li> <p></p></ol></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Theatrical gender-bending, also called drag, is a popular form of entertainment and a subject of scholarly study. However, most drag studies do not question the standard words and ideas used to convey this performance genre. Drawing on a rich body of archival and ethnographic research, Meredith Heller illuminates diverse examples of theatrical gender-bending: male impersonation in variety and vaudeville (1860-1920); the sexless gender-bending of El Teatro Campesino (1960-1980); queer butch acts performed by black nightclub singers, such as Stormé DeLarverie, instigator of the Stonewall riots (1910-1970); and the range of acts that compose contemporary drag king shows. Heller highlights how, in each case, standard drag discourses do not sufficiently capture the complexity of performers' intents and methods, nor do they provide a strong enough foundation for holistically evaluating the impact of this work. <i>Queering Drag</i> offers redefinition of the genre centralized in the performer's construction and presentation of a queer version of hegemonic identity, and it models a new set of tools for analyzing drag as a process of intents and methods enacted to effect specific goals. This new drag discourse not only allows for more complete and accurate descriptions of drag acts, but it also facilitates more ethical discussions about the bodies, identities, and products of drag performers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Meredith Heller is Lecturer of Queer Studies in Women's and Gender Studies at Northern Arizona University.</p></p>
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