Queens of Creativity: Drag, Social Norms, and Cultural Production Beyond Intellectual Property

Abstract 

Drag queens – a creative subculture wherein (mostly) male performers assume a traditional feminine appearance to entertain an audience – has undergone one of the most remarkable cultural transformations of our time: from the margins of society to the global mainstream. But how did it get there, and what does that journey reveal about creativity, community, and IP law? Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork and the voices of drag queens themselves, Queens of Creativity offers the first longitudinal study of a creative subculture across such seismic change. Integrating law, sociology, queer theory, and economics into a unified analytical framework, the book proposes two original theories: one explaining how social norms emerge and transform, and another mapping how communities govern themselves and produce culture in the shadow of IP law.

About the speaker 

Dr Eden Sarid is a Senior Lecturer in Law at King’s College London. His research explores the regulatory, social, economic, and cultural conditions under which creative production succeeds or fails.

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