Drag : a British history
Bloomfield, Jacob, 1990-2023
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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 centre of public discussions around gender and sexuality in the 19th and 20th centuries, from Victorian sex scandals to the 'permissive society' of the 1960s. This compelling new history demythologises drag, stressing its ordinariness while affirming its important place in British cultural heritage.
Main title:
Drag : a British history / Jacob Bloomfield.
Author:
Bloomfield, Jacob, 1990-, author
Imprint:
Oakland : University of California Press, 2023.
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780520393325 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.760941
LC class:
HQ77.2.G7
Language:
English
BRN:
3586103
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