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Rethinking Campus Life“Mattie Matix” and Prodigal Princes: A Brief History of Drag on College Campuses from the Nineteenth Century to the 1940s

Rethinking Campus Life: “Mattie Matix” and Prodigal Princes: A Brief History of Drag on College... [This chapter explores the role of drag performances on college campuses from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. The practice of drag on college campuses has seldom been examined by historians, as scholarly analyses of changes in types of drag focus mainly on the worlds of theater and nightclubs. The chapter documents students’ engagement in multiple uses of drag, sometimes but not always mirroring Vaudeville or theatrical drag. The formats, functions, and meanings of drag were varied and complex and occurred both on and off stage, as campuses became forums where students created their own cultural meanings of drag.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Rethinking Campus Life“Mattie Matix” and Prodigal Princes: A Brief History of Drag on College Campuses from the Nineteenth Century to the 1940s

Part of the Historical Studies in Education Book Series
Editors: Ogren, Christine A.; VanOverbeke, Marc A.
Nash, Margaret A.; Mireles, Danielle C.; Scott-Williams, Amanda
Rethinking Campus Life — Jul 20, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-75613-4
Pages
61 –90
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-75614-1_4
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Abstract

[This chapter explores the role of drag performances on college campuses from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. The practice of drag on college campuses has seldom been examined by historians, as scholarly analyses of changes in types of drag focus mainly on the worlds of theater and nightclubs. The chapter documents students’ engagement in multiple uses of drag, sometimes but not always mirroring Vaudeville or theatrical drag. The formats, functions, and meanings of drag were varied and complex and occurred both on and off stage, as campuses became forums where students created their own cultural meanings of drag.]

Published: Jul 20, 2018

Keywords: Hasty Pudding; Dramatic Association; Female Impersonation; Princeton Companion; Mock Funerals

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