As RuPaul has said, this is the Golden Age of Drag-and that's
chiefly the achievement of RuPaul's Drag Race, which in its
eleventh year is more popular than ever, and has now become fully
mainstream in its appeal. The show has an irresistible allure for
folks of all persuasions and proclivities. Yet serious or
philosophical discussion of its exponential success has been rare.
Now at last we have RuPaul's Drag Race and Philosophy, shining the
light on all dimensions of this amazing phenomenon: theories of
gender construction and identity, interpretations of RuPaul's
famous quotes and phrases, the paradoxes of reality shows, the
phenomenology of the drag queen, and how the fake becomes the truly
authentic. The book includes a Foreword by the original "Gender
Outlaw" Kate Bornstein. Among the thought-provoking issues examined
in this path-breaking and innovative volume: What Should a Queen
Do? Marta Sznajder looks at RuPaul's Drag Race from the perspective
of rationality. Where contestants have to eliminate each other, the
prisoner's dilemma and other well-known situations emerge. Reading
Is Fundamental! Lucy McAdams analyzes two different, important
speech acts that regularly appear on Drag Race-reading and throwing
shade. The Values of Drag Race. Guilel Treiber observes two
competing sets of values being presented in Drag Race. The more
openly advertised "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,"
advancing the skills of every single contender, are opposed by the
fading set of "acceptance, support, solidarity, and empowerment,"
which has historically been the cornerstone of the LGBTI+
community. The Importance of Being Fabulous. Holly Onclin
challenges the preconceived notion that drag queens are mainly
about female impersonation and instead proposes to understand drag
queens as impersonators of celebrity. RuPaul Is a Better Warhol.
Megan Volpert compares RuPaul and Andy Warhol in their shared
pursuit of realness. Is Reading Someone to Filth Allowed? Rutger
Birnie asks whether there are ethical restrictions on reading
someone, since reads are ultimately insults and could cause harm.
Serving Realness? Dawn Gilpin and Peter Nagy approach the concept
of realness in Drag Race, to discuss the differences between
realness, authenticity and the nature of being. Death Becomes Her.
Hendrik Kempt explores the topic of death both in philosophy and in
Drag Race, starting from the claim that "Philosophy is training for
death." We're All Born Naked. Oliver Norman follows up on Ru's
mantra, "We are all born naked and the rest is drag." Fire Werk
with Me. Carolina Are looks into the fan-subcultures of Drag Race
and Twin Peaks, which have come together to form a unique
sub-subculture, in which members of both fan-subcultures create
memes and idiosyncrasies. Towards a Healthier Subjectivity? Ben
Glaister looks at the way Drag Race contestants adopt their drag
personae almost as second selves, without finding themselves
violating their other self. RuPaul versus Zarathustra. Julie and
Alice van der Wielen ask the question, Who would win an
intellectual lip-sync battle-RuPaul or Nietzsche's Zarathustra?
Playing with Glitter? Fernando Pagnoni and pals explore the game
and play elements of Drag Race. The Origins of Self-Love. Anna
Fennell expounds upon RuPaul's question, "If you can't love
yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" The
Sublime. Sandra Ryan thinks about Kant's concept of the sublime and
explores how we find its applications in Drag Race. You Want to Be
Anonymous? You Better Work! Alice Fox watches Drag Race through the
lens of criminal law and the problem of decreasing anonymity
through ubiquitous data surveillance. Drag Race can teach us how to
create misleading patterns of online behavior and public
presentation to render the blackbox persona useless. Drag and
Vulnerability. Anneliese Cooper contrasts Drag Race's demand for
vulnerability and perceived authenticity with the inherent
inauthenticity of creating a new persona.
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