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Drag: A British History - Berkeley Series in British Studies
Jacob Bloomfield
“A must-read for anyone interested in the history of drag performance.”—?Publishers WeeklyA rich and provocative history of drag's importance in modern British culture. Drag: A British History is a groundbreaking study of the sustained popularity and changing forms of male drag performance in modern Britain. 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 center of public discussions around gender and sexuality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from Victorian sex scandals to the "permissive society" of the 1960s. This compelling new history demythologizes drag, stressing its ordinariness while affirming its important place in British cultural heritage.
272 pages, 19 b-w
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 8, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520409651 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 153 × 227 × 20 mm · 380 g |
| Language | English |
