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The University of British Columbia’s Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement (ACRE) is thrilled to inv ite you to Lessons in Drag\, a special lecture-performance featuring Dr. LaWhore Vagistan on March 2\, 2025!
Dr. Vagistan\, your favorite South Asian drag auntie\, brings the nightclub to the classro om (and vice versa) to explain how critical social theory matters in queer nightlife. Touching on themes that include globalization\, feminist theory\ , and islamophobia\, she stages the nightclub as a site of politics and ple asure. Part lecture\, part lipsync\, part audience participation\, the show demonstrates how much drag teaches us\, even requires us\, to be in relati on with the rest of the world.
Dr. Vagistan’s lecture-performance wil l be preceded by opening performances by fabulous local drag artists Bongga nisa and Jolene Queen Sloan.
Lessons in Drag is a feature even t of “Browning Asian Canada”\, a public research and engagement series conv ened by Dr. JP Catungal\, Co-Director of UBC ACRE. This feature event is c o-organized by UBC ACRE and Chris Chong Chan Fui (Assistant Professor\, Fil m\, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts) and is made possible with the gen erous support from UBC Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexuality and Social J ustice\; Public Humanities Hub\; Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies \; Theatre and Film\; Faculty of Education
This event is free and ope n to all. Space is limited so make sure to register to reserve a seat!
< hr />LaWhore Vagistan is everyone’s favorite overdresse d\, overeducated\, oversaturated South Asian drag aunty. Her music videos h ave screened at the Mississauga South Asian Film Festival\, Austin OUTsider multi-arts festival\, Hyderabad Queer Film Festival\, and San Francisco 3r d i film festival. She has performed at the Wilbur Theatre and La Mama with Sasha Velour\, as well as at the Austin International Drag Festival\, Asia Society\, AS220\, Queens Museum\, Jack Theater\,\, Bronx Academy of Arts a nd Dance\, Not Festival\, Links Hall\, and A.R.T. Oberon. You can find her on YouTube delivering a TEDx Talk titled “How to be an Aunty” and on Instag ram at @lawhorevagistan.
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