Drag Histories, Herstories and Hairstories: Drag in a Changing Scene Volume 2

Drawing on rich interdisciplinary research that has laced the emerging subject of drag studies as an academic discipline, this book examines how drag performance is a political, socio-cultural practice with a widespread lineage throughout the history of performance. This volume maps the multi-threaded contexts of contemporary practices while rooting them in their fabulous historical past and memory.

The book examines drag histories and what drag does with history, how it enacts or tells stories about remembering and the past. Featuring work about the USA, UK and Ireland, Japan, Australia, Brazil and Barbados, this book allows the reader to engage with a range of archival research including camp and history
ethnicity and drag
queering ballet through drag
the connections between drag king and queen history
queering pantomime performance
drag and military veterans
Puerto Rican drag performers and historical film.