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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815266403321

Autore

Escudero-Alias Maite

Titolo

Long live the king : a genealogy of performative genders / / by Maite Escudero-Alias

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars, , 2009

ISBN

1-282-18972-7

9786612189722

1-4438-0305-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

792.028

Soggetti

Male impersonators

Masculinity in popular culture

Queer theory

Libros electrónicos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CONCLUSION; WORKS CITED; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Masculinity is no longer a monolithic category, if ever it was. Long Live the King is a solid piece of scholarship that explores in depth the drag king phenomenon as well as key theoretical texts by feminist, postcolonial and cultural thinkers. Maite Escudero-Alías delves into drag king culture and highlights its relevance for the study of the relationship between gender, sex, race and sexuality. Introduced by a well-informed theoretical chapter that traces the roots of queer theory, Long Liv...