"The Subversive Edge": Paris Is Burning, Social Critique, and the Limits of Subjective Agency

"The Subversive Edge": Paris Is Burning, Social Critique, and the Limits of Subjective Agency

Jennie Livingston's 1991 film Paris Is Burning, which explores the culture of Harlem's (NY) drag-ball scene, is critically examined, focusing on the reputed subversiveness of ball culture & the powerful subjective agency that "queens" enjoy in the ballroom. Judith Butler'...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diacritics 1994-07, Vol.24 (2/3), p.90-103
1. Verfasser: Harper, Phillip Brian
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dance
Documentary films
Formal dances
Gender identity
Gender performativity
Homosexuality
Legal entities
Motion picture industry
Movies
New York City, New York
Normativity
Performative utterances
Subcultures
Subjectivity
Texts/Contexts
Transsexualism
Transvestism
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Zusammenfassung:Jennie Livingston's 1991 film Paris Is Burning, which explores the culture of Harlem's (NY) drag-ball scene, is critically examined, focusing on the reputed subversiveness of ball culture & the powerful subjective agency that "queens" enjoy in the ballroom. Judith Butler's (1993) critique of the film is discussed, & legal claims filed against Livingston by many of those portrayed in the film are examined to show the extent to which the queens' subjective agency functions both in the ballroom & the courtroom. 20 References. W. Howard
ISSN:0300-7162
1080-6539
DOI:10.2307/465166