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Drag shows and memory politics on the Western Front
Original: Theatre of war: The Western Front, drag shows and the politics of memory
A debate over drag shows staged at sites of remembrance on the Western Front has drawn attention to how wartime memory is being used in present-day political arguments. Commentators are weighing whether performances at First World War commemorative sites honour or trivialise the fallen, amid wider disputes over culture and commemoration in Europe.
Why now: Debates over drag performances at war memorials have become entangled with current culture-war politics around memory and identity.
Evidence
- Theatre of war: The Western Front, drag shows and the politics of memory · The Brussels Times
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