1st Edition
RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Cultural Politics of Fame
1. ‘Charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent’: RuPaul’s Drag Race and the cultural politics of fame
John Mercer, Charlie Sarson and Jamie Hakim
2. From Paris is Burning to #dragrace: social media and the celebrification of drag culture
Zeena Feldman and Jamie Hakim
3. ‘Assume the position: two queens stand before me’: RuPaul as ultimate queen
Hazel Collie and Gemma Commane
4. Drag Celebrity Impersonation as Queer Caricature in The Snatch Game
Hannah Andrews
5. Rewriting ‘herstory’: Sasha Velour’s drag as art and activism
Renee Middlemost
6. ‘Labouring in the image’: celebrity, femininity, and the fully commodified self in the drag of Willam Belli
Rachel O’Connell
7. ‘No one is trash, no one is garbage, no one is cancelled’: the cultural politics of trauma, recovery and rage in RuPaul’s Drag Race
Debra Ferreday
8. Fifteen Seconds of Fame: RuPaul’s drag race, camp and ‘memeability’
John Mercer and Charlie Sarson
Biography
John Mercer is Professor of Gender and Sexuality at Birmingham City University, UK.
Charlie Sarson completed his PhD at Birmingham City University, UK and researches representations of gender and sexuality.
Jamie Hakim is a lecturer in culture, media and creative industries at King’s College, London, UK and researches digital media and queer cultures of embodiment, intimacy and care.
