RuPaul's drag race and the shifting visibility of drag culture : the boundaries of reality TV /
This volume identifies and interrogates the ways in which RuPaul's Drag Race (RPDR) has transformed the visibility of drag culture in the United States and internationally, as well as how the program has changed understandings of reality TV. The collection entails works whose aim is to address...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave MacMillan,
[2017]
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| Summary: | This volume identifies and interrogates the ways in which RuPaul's Drag Race (RPDR) has transformed the visibility of drag culture in the United States and internationally, as well as how the program has changed understandings of reality TV. The collection entails works whose aim is to address how drag has become a significant aspect of LGBTQ experience and identity globally vis-à-vis RPDR, and how RPDR has altered a media landscape in which competition and reality itself are understood as given. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 309 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783319506173 331950617X |