Drag in the Global Digital Public Sphere by Niall Brennan, Da... - 9781032204376

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Drag in the Global Digital Public SphereQueer Visibility, Online Discourse and Political Change\nAuthor(s): Niall Brennan, David Gudelunas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032204376, 978-1032204376\nSynopsis\nThis volume explores drag in global online spaces as a distinct departure from the established success, and limitations, of RuPauls Drag Race. Centred around discourses of LGBTQ+ visibility and political mobilization, the volume addresses how these discourses have moved beyond the increasingly limited qualities of the television series to reconfigure the parameters of drag in emerging communities and spaces.\n\nBy reconceiving of drag in new settings, this volume uncovers the crucial social and political potential for community-building in an increasingly fragmented and isolated global space. Chapters by a diverse team of authors delve into the recognition of new articulations of LGBTQ+ visibility and polit.