Drag: A British History - A Conversation with Jacob Bloomfield

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Guest Jacob Bloomfield discusses his book 'Drag: A British History', with particular reference to Arthur Lucan (AKA Old Mother Riley), the drag review shows that came out of both WW1 and WW2 concert parties and the demise of theatre censorship in the UK through the lens of drag performances.

Jacob Bloomfield is Zukunftskolleg Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. His research is situated primarily in the fields of cultural history, the history of sexuality, and gender history. He is currently working on a book about the historical reception to musician Little Richard in the United States and Europe.

'Drag: A British History' is available here in the UK

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drag-British-History-Berkeley-Studies/dp/0520393325/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IUQICBCBTYJ8&keywords=drag+a+british+history&qid=1693586351&sprefix=drag+a+british+history%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-1

Here in the US

https://www.amazon.com/Drag-British-History-Berkeley-Studies/dp/0520393325/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1194T6PB8E6C9&keywords=drag+a+british+history&qid=1693586422&sprefix=drag+a+britiah+history%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1

and from all good bookshops.

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