Drag: A British History

Author:   Jacob Bloomfield
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   23
ISBN:  

9780520409651


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   08 October 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jacob Bloomfield
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780520409651


ISBN 10:   0520409655
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   08 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"""A must-read for anyone interested in the history of drag performance."" * Publishers Weekly * ""An excellent examination of the complexities of various forms of stage drag and its mainstay role in British popular culture."" * Library Journal * ""A new look at the history of drag. . . . Bloomfield illustrates how drag has long been a complex yet ‘ordinary’ artform, historically straddling queer radicalism and mass entertainment along the way."" * ArtReview * ""A thoughtful and fascinating read."" * Everything Theater * ""A fascinating overview of the story of British drag artists."" * Aleks Sierz * ""An excellent primer to the complexities of drag as ‘a queer art form’ and so much else besides.""   * New Humanist * ""Dr. Jacob Bloomfield is the uncontested expert when it comes to the history of drag in this country."" * The Herald *"


""A must-read for anyone interested in the history of drag performance."" * Publishers Weekly * ""An excellent examination of the complexities of various forms of stage drag and its mainstay role in British popular culture."" * Library Journal * ""A new look at the history of drag. . . . Bloomfield illustrates how drag has long been a complex yet ‘ordinary’ artform, historically straddling queer radicalism and mass entertainment along the way."" * ArtReview * ""A thoughtful and fascinating read."" * Everything Theater * ""A fascinating overview of the story of British drag artists."" * Aleks Sierz * ""An excellent primer to the complexities of drag as ‘a queer art form’ and so much else besides.""   * New Humanist * ""Dr. Jacob Bloomfield is the uncontested expert when it comes to the history of drag in this country."" * The Herald *


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Jacob Bloomfield is Zukunftskolleg Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. His research is situated primarily in the fields of cultural history, the history of sexuality, and gender history. He is currently working on a book about the historical reception to musician Little Richard in the United States and Europe.

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