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RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race’ inspires college course on race, body image

#RuPaul #DragRace #College A full-semester spring course called “RuPaul’s Drag Race and Its Impact” launched this week at the New School in Manhattan. Taught by drag historian Joe E. Jeffreys, the course will study the reality TV hits in the context of contemporary culture — and spill the tea on drag history. Enrolled students can expect a colorful and wide-ranging curriculum. “You might be surprised at the amount of academic writing that has been published focused on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’” Jeffreys tells The Post, “I put this class together not only due to my love of drag performance but also to spark serious critical thought and analysis into something many people would poo-poo as not worthy of such deep concern.” Modal Trigger Joe E. Jeffreys fields questions at RuPaul’s Drag Con NYC.The New School The professor says his classes will explore “audience demographics, historicizing the show’s lineage and scrutinizing such concerns as race, ethnicity, aesthetics and body im