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Gender

2015

Women's Studies

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Privilege And Marginalization In Drag Communities In The United States, Dustin Satterfield Jan 2015

Privilege And Marginalization In Drag Communities In The United States, Dustin Satterfield

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Within the gay and lesbian community, there is a smaller community of drag performers. These entertainers make a performance of gender stereotypes. Non-male performers have observed that male privilege is reproduced in this community despite a hyper awareness of oppressions and gender status. Using an online questionnaire I examined male privilege and non-male marginalization in United States drag communities. I asked drag performers about their perceptions of themselves and their perceptions of other performers within their local drag communities. I find that self-perceptions of privilege are highest for male performers and self-perceptions of marginalization are higher for non-male performers. I …


The Mountains And The Men, Caitlin Macdougall Jan 2015

The Mountains And The Men, Caitlin Macdougall

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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