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"Jag är projektet" - En antropologisk studie om dragkings i Sverige

Mertala, Elsa LU (2018) SANK02 20181
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This study makes an attempt to theorize drag king practices in Sweden from three theoretical perspectives: performance, politics and play. Drag kings in the Nordic countries hasn’t got much exposure in society, so the study tries to analyse their practices through interviews and field work. The field work has been conducted at two different drag shows and a drag salon. The drag salon is a meeting place for new and old drags to meet and explore their own drags, which is open for anyone interested in their practices.

The study has shown through the drag salon how this kind of platform helps expand the drag king community in Sweden. The drag show is also a way of engaging others outside the community. Performance, politics and play has... (More)
This study makes an attempt to theorize drag king practices in Sweden from three theoretical perspectives: performance, politics and play. Drag kings in the Nordic countries hasn’t got much exposure in society, so the study tries to analyse their practices through interviews and field work. The field work has been conducted at two different drag shows and a drag salon. The drag salon is a meeting place for new and old drags to meet and explore their own drags, which is open for anyone interested in their practices.

The study has shown through the drag salon how this kind of platform helps expand the drag king community in Sweden. The drag show is also a way of engaging others outside the community. Performance, politics and play has examined different parts of drag king practices both onstage and offstage, which has shown the complexities in gender bending and their, potential, effects on society and the individual who performing. (Less)
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author
Mertala, Elsa LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANK02 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Socialantropologi, dragkings, performance, könsidentitet, play, politik.
language
Swedish
id
8990570
date added to LUP
2019-07-16 21:58:17
date last changed
2019-07-16 21:58:17
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  abstract     = {{This study makes an attempt to theorize drag king practices in Sweden from three theoretical perspectives: performance, politics and play. Drag kings in the Nordic countries hasn’t got much exposure in society, so the study tries to analyse their practices through interviews and field work. The field work has been conducted at two different drag shows and a drag salon. The drag salon is a meeting place for new and old drags to meet and explore their own drags, which is open for anyone interested in their practices.

The study has shown through the drag salon how this kind of platform helps expand the drag king community in Sweden. The drag show is also a way of engaging others outside the community. Performance, politics and play has examined different parts of drag king practices both onstage and offstage, which has shown the complexities in gender bending and their, potential, effects on society and the individual who performing.}},
  author       = {{Mertala, Elsa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Jag är projektet" - En antropologisk studie om dragkings i Sverige}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}