Crip Heroine or Mainstream Mock? - Negotiating the Performances of Lady Gaga

Since rumors about Lady Gaga's undefinable sex - and later sexuality and gender - began to spread, queer issues have been a central part of the artist's performative work. Through Gaga's social work, the norm-deviating body has become a central element too. This has led a whole genera...

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Autor principal:	Lise Dilling-Hansen
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	DA EN NB SV
Publicado:	The Royal Danish Library 2015
Materias:	Lady Gaga disability crip hero queer popular culture Social Sciences H
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/45f97de8775b49f485571ce89f8437f5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:45f97de8775b49f485571ce89f8437f52021-12-01T00:06:16ZCrip Heroine or Mainstream Mock? - Negotiating the Performances of Lady Gaga10.7146/kkf.v0i3.285052245-6937https://doaj.org/article/45f97de8775b49f485571ce89f8437f52015-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://tidsskrift.dk/KKF/article/view/28505https://doaj.org/toc/2245-6937Since rumors about Lady Gaga's undefinable sex - and later sexuality and gender - began to spread, queer issues have been a central part of the artist's performative work. Through Gaga's social work, the norm-deviating body has become a central element too. This has led a whole generation of fans to frame Gaga as a queer hero, helping them coming out, and as a crip idol who, with her body as an activist tool, mobilizes hundreds of other bodies to participate in a bodily democratizing campaign aiming at higher self-esteem. Building on data collected in online media sites, this article investigates how the performances of Lady Gaga place her as a heroine to some, but at the same time produce heavy skepticism and criticism of the artist's intentions.Lise Dilling-HansenThe Royal Danish LibraryarticleLady Gagadisabilitycrip heroqueerpopular cultureSocial SciencesHDAENNBSVKvinder, Køn & Forskning, Iss 3 (2015)
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description	Since rumors about Lady Gaga's undefinable sex - and later sexuality and gender - began to spread, queer issues have been a central part of the artist's performative work. Through Gaga's social work, the norm-deviating body has become a central element too. This has led a whole generation of fans to frame Gaga as a queer hero, helping them coming out, and as a crip idol who, with her body as an activist tool, mobilizes hundreds of other bodies to participate in a bodily democratizing campaign aiming at higher self-esteem. Building on data collected in online media sites, this article investigates how the performances of Lady Gaga place her as a heroine to some, but at the same time produce heavy skepticism and criticism of the artist's intentions.
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Crip Heroine or Mainstream Mock? - Negotiating the Performances of Lady Gaga

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