Du Drag au Post-Drag: la performance travestie à l’épreuve de l’ethnicité et de la classe

Abstract

RÉSUMÉ -DuDrag au Post-Drag: la performance travestie à l'épreuve de l'ethnicité et de la classe -L'objectif de cet article est d'examiner les limites du discours et des stratégies esthétiques du drag king, inspirées par la théorie butlérienne de Trouble dans le genre. Nous mettons l'accent sur le risque potentiel -mais réellement problématique -de la stigmatisation des hommes issus des minorités ethniques et des populations pauvres au sein de plusieurs actions drag kings. Enfin nous qualifions de post-drag les performances qui abordent les intersectionnalités du genre, de la sexualité, de la race et de la classe sans reproduire les stéréotypes de la suprématie hétérosexuelle blanche. Mots-clés: Performance. Travestissement. Ethnicité. Pauvreté. Genre.ABSTRACT -From Drag to Post-Drag: the cross-dressing performance tested by ethnicity and class -The objective of this article is to examine the limits of discurses and aesthetics strategies of drag king, inspired by the butlerian theory of Gender Trouble. We emphasize the potential -but really problematic -risk of the stigmatization of the men from ethnic minorities and from poor populations inside some drag king acts. Finally, we call post-drag performances which talk about the intersectionnalities of gender, sexuality, race and class without reproducing stereotypes of white heterosexual supremacy. Keywords: Performance. Cross-Dressing. Ethnicity. Poverty. Gender. RESUMO -DoDrag ao Pós-Drag: a performance travesti frente à etnicidade e à classe -O objetivo deste artigo é estudar os limites do discurso e das estratégias estéticas da performance drag king, inspirados pela teoria butleriana em Problemas de gênero [Trouble dans le genre]. Enfatizamos o risco potencial -mas realmente problemático -da estigmatização de homens vindos de minorias étnicas e de populações pobres em diversas ações drag kings. Assim, qualificamos de pós-drag as performances que abordam as intersecionalidades do gênero, da sexualidade, da raça e da classe sem reproduzir os estereótipos da hegemonia heterossexual branca. Palavras-chave: Performance. Travestimento. Etnicidade. Pobreza. Gênero.

Gender Issues and Beyond: intersectionality in DragArt

“…Furthermore, in the era of the postmodern subject and fragmented identities (Hall, 2019), we are also seeing the emergence of post-drag epistemology. Extrapolating gender issues, post-drag, like drag queers, would be another aesthetic strategy that no longer acts through parodic imitation, but invents new critical possibilities of representation (Schicharin, 2017).…”