With the art of drag being pushed further and further into the mainstream through increased exposure in the media, there are still misconceptions and miscommunications about what drag is and what it aims to communicate. As Montana is still rather conservative, the rhetoric of drag is often misunderstood or altogether dismissed. I aim to bring clarity to an underrepresented community, and analyze the rhetoric of drag and drag performance.
I have a few core research questions in mind, and I expect them to evolve as the project moves forward.
1.What rhetoric is occurring between Montanan drag performers and their audience?
2.What messages are Montanan drag performers trying to send and is that message successful?
3.How does performance fit into rhetorical theory?
As a performer myself, I will be drawing on my own experience as well as interviewing drag queens from across Montana. I am expecting this to be a multi-media project, and the work will ideally take the form of film, photography, and writing. This is contingent on how the photography and film aspects of the project pan out, and on availability of performers to interview.
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