"Dragging the Black Church"

"Dragging the Black Church"

Since the AAAS program was without a budget until 2015, “Dragging the Black Church” was one of the first events hosted by the AAAS program to receive funding from the Arts and Lectures Committee. This allowed for AAAS to invite guest lecturer Rachel Daniel ’06 to lecture on the use of drag in media. The event consists of two parts: A talk on Tuesday October 22 in Pfahler Auditorium and an open lunch discussion in Unity House on Wednesday October 23, 2013. Utilizing drag as a tool, Daniel’s asserts that Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey, and Rickey Smiley have used the art from to make claims about race, gender, class and theology as they perform Black Women. Daniel’s was a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst in American Studies at the time. This program was created in collaboration with Multicultural Services, now known as the Institute for Inclusion and Equity, and the Chaplain’s office.

AAAS Program

AAAS Program

October 23, 2015

Multicultural Services, The Chaplain's Office and the Arts and Lectures Committee.

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The AAAS program at Ursinus College host a talk on drag and representation of black women in media.

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