The Harlem Drag Culture

Harlem Drug Culture Foucault, Moraga, Hus, Hook, Butler. These authors and more authors are interested in the definition of categories. When reading these authors, our class discussed the formation of categories each time they met. To some extent, it turns out that things are defined not by what they are, but by what they are not. Diana Fus pointed out in her article "inside / out" that "identity is established in relation to external or external and defines the internal boundary and physical surface of the subject itself" (Fuss, "Inside / Out" , 234).

Harlem's ball culture actually started in the 1920s in the Harlem Renaissance era (although in general, the resistance game had existed since the middle of the 19th century). The shape of the early harem ball was different from the structured game of pose. Halloween and New Year's Eve are organized by various ethnic groups such as Rockland Palace of 155th Street and Elks Lodge of 138th. Towing balls can also occur elsewhere in the city like the downtown Webster Hall. Haarlem's events are organized by white homosexuals and are often excluded or underestimated by black casts. So, by the 1960 's, the black ball players expanded and formed their own trucks, we saw it in a pose.

This is the period of active development of artistic expression and cultural activities. During the Harlem Renaissance, the American racial relationship found a new expression form. If the American white community representatives do not recognize it, the rise of black culture is impossible. "Caucasian writers are African Americans, white sponsors and supporters of the Harlem Renaissance, white publishers, producers and reservation agents, white critics and promoters - all cultures that influence African Americans, good Or bad?

Many critics pointed out that the Harlem Renaissance will not escape its history and culture, will try to create new things, or will not be completely separated from the basic elements of white European culture. Harlem intellectuals imitate white opponents with their own clothes, ingenious etiquette, and etiquette while enhancing new racial consciousness. This "imitation" is also called assimilation. This is because it is usually a matter of a few members of every social structure to adapt to social norms created by most structures. This can be seen as the reason why the Harlem Renaissance art and cultural products did not overcome American white matter values ​​or they refused them. In this respect, the creation of a "new black man" pursued by Harlem intellectuals is considered successful.