Episode 9: Us? Them!: Constructing Identities and Subverting Otherness in a Drag Show in Kyoto

HGGS - Us and Them
10/09/2025 46 min
Episode 9: Us? Them!: Constructing Identities and Subverting Otherness in a Drag Show in Kyoto

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Marco Del Din in conversation with Laura HergesDiamonds Are Forever is not only the title of a James Bond film, but also the name of a drag show in Kyoto. In today's episode, Marco Del Din, PhD candidate at Heidelberg University and Ca' Foscari University in Venice talks to us about drag queens that transform into monsters, aliens, animals, and freaks. How do the performers of the oldest and longest-running drag show in Japan construct identities that connect their gender and sexual identities and their art? Find out more by listening to Laura's interview with Marco.

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