This essay presents a film commentary on the documentary Paris is Burning, focused on the Hispanic/Latino and African-American drag queens protagonists
of New York ball scene, and it also assesses how the director deconstructs traditional notions of “femininity” and “masculinity” as well as typical narrative
techniques.
Torres, R. (2017). Paris is Burning: The New York Ball Scene as Alternative to Conventional Gender Identities and Narrative Techniques. Nomadías, (23). Retrieved from https://revistaestudiospoliticaspublicas.uchile.cl/index.php/NO/article/view/47335
