Queens: AIDS, Gender and Camp in Pop

This episode spans the history of popular music (e.g. Little Richard, Beatles, Lou Reed, Queen) with a focus on gender non-conformity, androgyny, and theories of camp. With a special focus on the 80s and the AIDS crisis, we delve into the gradual coming out amongst pop stars and apply theories of Adler,, Sontag and Foucault, to uncover how pop became a central nexus for the gender revolution of the last few decades.