Butch Queens Up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit

Marlon M. Bailey · University of Michigan Press · 2013 · Originally in English · scholarly

Ethnographic study of Detroit ballroom culture by a scene insider; essential for understanding vogue and heels dance.

About the author

Marlon M. Bailey is a scholar and dancer who participated in the Detroit ballroom scene. His position as an insider-researcher gives the work credibility and depth of access that outside observers could not achieve. He approaches the material with both analytical rigor and intimate knowledge of the social world he describes.

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