[Commlist] cfp: Supermodels of the World: RuPaul’s Drag Race as International Phenomenon

*Call for Papers:*

*/Supermodels of the World: RuPaul’s Drag Race as International Phenomenon/*

/A One-Day Interdisciplinary Symposium/

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*School of Arts and Media, University of Salford, UK.*

*25^th  September 2020*

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Since its 2009 debut,/RuPaul’s Drag Race/has shifted from a niche 
American reality show anomaly to an award-winning global success. This 
one day symposium will examine its international reach with versions of 
the contest created in the UK, Thailand and Canada alongside, titular 
host, Rupaul having already hinted at further growth when teasingly 
asking journalists “how many countries are there?”.

As a major popular culture event, panels will look to ascertain 
whether/Drag Race/- as the dominant depiction of drag in this early part 
of the 21^st  Century - represents an expansion or the homogenization of 
this aspect of LGBTQ+ culture. For example, have the geographical 
diversions within this TV show (journeying from Cameroon to Northern 
Ireland, South Korea to Puerto Rico) provided an opportunity to showcase 
localized interpretations, performances or incarnations? Or has this 
all-conquering drag empire imposed its own hegemony.

We invite abstracts of up to 250 words before the deadline of 1^st May 2020.

Possible themes could include (but are not limited to):

  * Race and cultural identities/experiences within/Drag Race./
  * The local, regional and global impact of /Drag Race/ on scenes.
  * Social media, fandom and worldwide drag celebrity.
  * International marketing/consumerism of drag stardom: from DragCon to
    related TV offerings (Dancing Queen, Drag U, The Trixie and Katya
    Show, Drag SOS, Dragula, etc).
  * Drag Race and its place within global LGBTQ+ history.
  * The lexicon of drag and developments of language/vocabulary.

Please send abstracts by 1^st May 2020 to Dr Danny 
(CookneyD.J.Cookney /at/ salford.ac.uk) <mailto:(D.J.Cookney /at/ salford.ac.uk)>and 
Dr Kirsty (FaircloughK.Fairclough /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(K.Fairclough /at/ salford.ac.uk)>

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