Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Queering Drag by Meredith Heller This new drag discourse not only allows for more complete and accurate descriptions of drag acts, but it facilitates more ethical discussions about the bodies, identities, and products of drag performers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Storme 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. Queering Drag offers redefinition of the genre centralized in the performers 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. Author Biography Meredith Heller is Lecturer of Queer Studies in Womens and Gender Studies at Northern Arizona University. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsPreface1. Whats in a Name? Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending 2. "Masculine Women, Feminine Men": Variety and Vaudevillian Male Impersonators 3. Mythical, "Sexless" Characters: Identity Borders in El Teatro Campesino 4. The "First Punch" at Stonewall: Counteridentification Butch Acts 5. Bent Means "Not Quite Straight": Kinging as DisidentificationConclusion: Bending RhetoricBibliographyIndex Review Drawing on a rich body of archival and ethnographic research, Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending (Indiana UP, 2020) illuminates diverse examples of theatrical gender-bending. It shows how, in each case, standard drag discourses do not sufficiently capture the complexity of performers intents and methods or provide a strong enough foundation for holistically evaluating the impact of this work. Queering Drag offers a redefinition of the genre centralized in the performers construction and presentation of a "queer" version of hegemonic identity. It also models a new set of tools for analyzing drag as a process of intents and methods enacted to effect specific goals. The book won the 2021 John Leo and Dana Heller Award for Best Book in LGBTQ Studies from the Popular Culture Association and was named one of NBCs "10 LGBTQ books to watch out for in 2020." -- Isabel Machado * New Books Network * Review Quote Drawing on a rich body of archival and ethnographic research, Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending (Indiana UP, 2020) illuminates diverse examples of theatrical gender-bending. It shows how, in each case, standard drag discourses do not sufficiently capture the complexity of performers intents and methods or provide a strong enough foundation for holistically evaluating the impact of this work. Queering Drag offers a redefinition of the genre centralized in the performers construction and presentation of a "queer" version of hegemonic identity. It also models a new set of tools for analyzing drag as a process of intents and methods enacted to effect specific goals. The book won the 2021 John Leo and Dana Heller Award for Best Book in LGBTQ Studies from the Popular Culture Association and was named one of NBCs "10 LGBTQ books to watch out for in 2020." Description for Sales People 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. 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. The author is an up-and-coming scholar whose work will be foundational for future studies in gender and performance. Details ISBN0253045657 Author Meredith Heller Publisher Indiana University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 0253045657 ISBN-13 9780253045652 Format Hardcover Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States Pages 250 DEWEY 401.410867 Publication Date 2020-01-21 Short Title Queering Drag Language English UK Release Date 2020-01-21 AU Release Date 2020-01-21 NZ Release Date 2020-01-21 US Release Date 2020-01-21 Edited by Youngmin Choe Birth 1927 Death 1997 Affiliation Cern, Switzerland Position External Designer Qualifications MSW, PhD Illustrations 10 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780253045683 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780253045652
Book Title: Queering Drag
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Zoology
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 540 g
Type: Study Guide
Author: Meredith Heller
Subject Area: Data Analysis
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
