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Kalle Westerling

Born in 1983. MA in Theatre Studies. Author of the book, La dolce vita: Trettio år med drag, about the history of the drag show group After Dark. Previously worked as a research assistant in a project examining the diva cult around Zarah Leander. Also has experience of practical theatre and performance, e.g. with the young queer theatre group KUNQ.

Contact: kalle.westerling@teater.su.se

Research project: The current research project, “The Potential of Difference: Drag Show and the Aesthetics of Resistance” (working title for the thesis), revolves around how drag shows can express resistance against heteronormative power and norm structures with the help of different aesthetic strategies.

Principal supervisor: Willmar Sauter, Department of Musicology and Performance Studies, Stockholm University

Supervisor: Tiina Rosenberg, Department of Musicology and Performance Studies, Stockholm University

Interests: Gender theory, queer theory, postcolonialism, poststructuralism, performativity, camp aesthetics, body, language, deconstruction, power.

Senast uppdaterad: 20 december 2011
Webbredaktör: Rikard Hoogland
Sidansvarig: The Research School of Aesthetics

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pab@slav.su.se

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erik.mattsson@teater.su.se

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