Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research
Abstract
The AIDs epidemic and its disinformation alienated queer people from U.S culture. As a result, queer people, especially queer people of color, began meeting together to express their self-made culture, a series of competitions among themselves, the underground scene of “ballroom.” Ballroom reveled in self-awareness and bordered on satire, being inspired by Western standards that were unable to be applied to a queer populous. This essay will analyze these cultural norms, understanding how they served as methods of reclamation for queer people, and how ballroom evolved to reflect social progression.
Recommended Citation
Mezini, Jet
(2024)
"Ballroom: An Exploration of Queer Survival and Self-Sufficiency,"
Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research: Vol. 2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/rushton/vol2/iss1/1
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African American Studies Commons, Dance Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Queer Studies Commons
