Almond, K orcid.org/0000-0002-0311-106X (2011) Masquerade in Clubland: A Safe Space for Glamour. Visual Culture & Gender, 6. pp. 60-71. ISSN 1936-1912
Abstract
In this article, I examine social performances framed in photographs of the diverse, glamorous, and camp world of nightclubbers, particularly those at Suzy Mason’s nightclubs in England. The cross gender dressing, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clubbers include a diversity of drag queens and others who play with gender boundaries and camp within the safe environment of the club. My investigation of masquerade and glamour in their self-presentations concerns notions of what constitutes the self and how the self is visually presented. My analysis contrasts the alluring persona presented in a club environment with the stigmas associated with the marginalized persona presented in everyday life. The club-goers’ glamorous veneer often masks the suffering they endure in their day-to-day lives. Following Judith Butler’s (1990) theory of gender, I explored the idea that the presenta-tion of the gendered self is essentially a social performance constructed to communicate a physical and sartorial message.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Glamour; Marginal; Masquerade; Drag; Self; Substance |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 May 2019 09:59 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2019 09:59 |
Published Version: | http://vcg.emitto.net/index.php/vcg/article/view/5... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Hyphen-UnPress |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111138 |