The Drag King Book

Awards:   Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Photography/Visual Arts) 1999 Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Transgender) 1999
Author:   "Judith ""Jack"" Halberstam" ,  Del LaGrace Volcano
Publisher:   Profile Books Ltd
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781852426071


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 July 1999
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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The Drag King Book


Awards

  • Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Photography/Visual Arts) 1999
  • Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Transgender) 1999

Overview

What is a drag king? Why have drag kings not been as numerous or as popular as their drag queen counterparts in popular culture? Are drag kings lesbians? The Drag King Book tells you everything you've wanted to know and more about the lives and performances of contemporary male impersonators. The book profiles many different performers, among them San Francisco's larger-than-life Elvis Herselvis and New York's mackdaddy Dred, and presents interviews with drag kings alongside descriptions and analyses of actual shows. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 pictures by transgender photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, The Drag King Book is a striking testament to the multiple forms of gender variance today.

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Author:   "Judith ""Jack"" Halberstam" ,  Del LaGrace Volcano
Publisher:   Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:   Serpent's Tail
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 20.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781852426071


ISBN 10:   1852426071
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 July 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Reviews

Magnificent and breathtaking. Del continues to define the avant-garde in sex and photography * Susie Bright * Accessible, adroit and most certainly mischievous * New Internationalist *


Author Information

Author Website:   http://www.dellagracevolcano.com

Judith Halberstam is Professor of English and Director of The Center for Feminist Research at University of Southern California. In the broader cultural sphere, she has made contributions as a gender and queer theorist and author; she is also a participant in the drag king community under the name Jack Halberstam. Del LaGrace Volcano is one of the world's leading cultural producers whose work has been cited and reproduced in numerous publications, journals and books on visual art, as well as queer and feminist theory. Femmes of Power is Del's fifth photographic monograph.

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Author Website:   http://www.dellagracevolcano.com

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