Center for Educators & Schools: The So-Called "Dangers" of Drag

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• 1 hour

Join The New York Public Library’s Center for Educators and Schools and Kareen Khubchandani in a conversation about the so-called “dangers” of drag, which has been challenged by our society for a number of motives and reasons, to confront misconceptions, challenge censorship, and discuss how we can work toward a more equitable future for all.

Educator, scholar, and performer Kareem Khubchandani will guide audiences through the current landscape of attacks on drag and examine the underlying motivations and implications. Educators will be encouraged to consider how these assaults on drag intersect with broader movements to ban books and restrict access to diverse perspectives in education.

Participants will explore key concepts and terminology essential to comprehending the discourse around drag, gender, sex, and sexuality. Our goal for this workshop is for educators to leave feeling more empowered to facilitate informed discussions and create safer spaces for all students of all identities.

Kareem Khubchandani is an associate professor of theater, dance, and performance studies at Tufts University. He is the author of Decolonize Drag and Ishtyle: Accenting Gay Indian Nightlife. He is also co-editor of the Lambda Literary-nominated Queer Nightlife, guest editor of “Critical Aunty Studies,” and associate editor for GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. He also performs as LaWhore Vagistan, everyone’s favorite overeducated, over-opinionated, overdressed South Asian aunty.

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