Serving “Woke”: Charting Progressive Interiority and Moral Citizenship Through Queer Eye and RuPaul’s Drag Race Audiences
Published online on May 25, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
Situating the popularity of queer reality TV showsQueer EyeandRuPaul’s Drag Raceagainst the haunting spectre of far-right populism, this paper examines how progressive audiences engage with queer reality TV in order to negotiate the challenges of a ...
Situating the popularity of queer reality TV showsQueer EyeandRuPaul’s Drag Raceagainst the haunting spectre of far-right populism, this paper examines how progressive audiences engage with queer reality TV in order to negotiate the challenges of a ...