Question

Martha Nussbaum’s essay “The Professor of Parody” claims that this art form embodies a "hip quietism" and is incapable of igniting social change. The Japanese docudrama film Funeral Parade of Roses features many interviews with people who practice this art form. A criminal under the pseudonym Babs Johnson practices this art form in the 1972 John Waters film Pink Flamingoes. The “Golden Age” of this art form in New York City is showcased in the documentary Paris is Burning. Shows of (10[1])this art form feature many performances where participants execute dance moves (10[1])like voguing in elaborate costumes and make-up. For 10 points, name this gender-expressive performance art whose practitioners (10[1]-5[1])are often called “queens.” ■END■

ANSWER: drag [or drag queens; or drag show; or drag pageantry; prompt on cross-dressing or dressing as a woman; prompt on ball culture or the ballroom community]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%44%81.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Karsten RynearsonYale ACornell C3110
Forrest WeintraubColumbia APenn A4210
Audrey ChoHaverfordVassar5910
Chenyao LiuPenn BRutgers B59-5
Owen MimnoNYU ARutgers A66-5
Jake GrodnerPrinceton ARowan A6710
Jack RadoColumbia BYale B69-5
William HelmanBard ANYU B7810
Iyanu NafiuYale CPrinceton B83-5
Lexi TermanRutgers ANYU A11310
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BPenn B11310
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BColumbia B11310
Jasin CekinmezPrinceton BYale C11310