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.
DOI
10.22237/rushton/1740961020
Recommended Citation
Mezini, Jet
(2024)
"Ballroom: An Exploration of Queer Survival and Self-Sufficiency,"
Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research: Vol. 2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.22237/rushton/1740961020
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
