The Cultural Impact of RuPaul’s Drag Race

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The Cultural Impact of RuPaul's Drag Race is an academic exploration of the revolutionary reality TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race and its wide-ranging influence on queer representation, media, and culture since 2009. This edited volume brings together insights from cultural anthropology, media studies, sociology, marketing, and performance studies to examine the show’s impact on audience perceptions, economics, branding, queer politics, and the art of drag itself.
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This volume is ideal for readers engaged with queer studies, media analysis, cultural anthropology, and fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race seeking a deeper understanding of its broader societal impact.

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This edited volume is an exploration of the social, cultural, political, and commercial implications of the trailblazing reality television series RuPaul’s Drag Race. Going beyond mere analysis of the show itself, the contributors interrogate the ways RuPaul’s Drag Race has affected queer representation in media, examining its audience, economics, branding, queer politics, and every point in between.

Since its groundbreaking and subversive entry into the reality television complex in 2009, the show has had profound effects on drag and the cultures that surround it. Bringing together scholarship across disciplines—including cultural anthropology, media studies, linguistics, sociology, marketing, and theatre and performance studies—the collection offers rich academic analysis of RuPaul’s Drag Race and its lasting influence on fan cultures, queer representation, and the very fabric of drag as an art form in popular cultural consciousness.

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'The Cultural Impact of RuPaul's Drag Race turns a fierce lewk without overriding any of the iconic moments served by its predecessors.' — Megan Volpert, PopMatters

Joe E. Jeffreys, drag historian, calls it an "insightful and provocative book" that will change how you see RuPaul's Drag Race.

The book is praised for offering a deep scholarly treatment of the show’s cultural and commercial significance and is considered essential reading for anyone interested in drag, queer culture, and media studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789385663

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Edition: New edition

Illustration: 11 Halftones, black and white

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Edited by Cameron Crookston

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 399g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction

About the Author

Cameron Crookston is a Canadian scholar, writer and university lecturer. His research focuses on drag as a form of cultural memory and seeks to further discussions on elements of nostalgia, queer memory and historical performance within the art of drag. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies in collaboration with the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies.