The library is excited to announce Dr. Tommy Mayberry, the director of the Center of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI), is joining us for a free webinar about drag scholarship and research on June 25th from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST.

As an academic drag queen, Dr. Mayberry has published their work in numerous journals and edited volumes and has performed and presented their scholarship and research findings nationally as well as internationally. Tommy is co-editor (with Lindsay Bryde) of the award-winning book, RuPedagogies of Realness: Essays on Teaching and Learning with RuPaul’s Drag Race (McFarland 2022), which is available in both the TFS and YU libraries.  There is currently  an equity and justice focused follow-up “shequel” edition in the works, too!  Tommy is also a recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Award for Exceptional Teaching (2015) as well as of the 2024 CCCC Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship. They hold a PhD in English as well as an MA in English and Cultural Studies.

Are you curious about what it means to be a drag scholar? Join us for the opportunity to ask Tommy all of your questions.