madison moore | |
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 madison moore in 2025 | |
| Born | 1981/1982(age 42–43) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, scholar, DJ |
| Website | madisonmooreonline |
madison moore [a] (born 1981/1982) [3] is an African-American artist, scholar, and DJ. He [b] is an assistant professor at Brown University, and the author of the 2018 book Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric. His work focuses on the culture of queer and transgender people of color.
moore was born in Ferguson, Missouri. [5] [6] [7] He was raised by his grandmother in a "solidly working class" family. [3] [8] As a child, he studied to become a classical violinist, but did not continue with the instrument after being rejected by a conservatory. [3] [7]
As an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, moore majored in French literature, and wrote a thesis on French gay pornography. [3] [9] He attended graduate school at Yale University, earning a Ph.D. in American studies. [9] [10]
moore serves as assistant professor of modern culture and media at Brown University. [4] Previously, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in race, queer, and media studies at King's College London, [11] as assistant professor of gender, sexuality, and women's studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, [12] and as assistant professor of critical studies in the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California. [3]
In 2018, moore published his first book: Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric, which includes interviews with queer entertainers, fashion designers, and others about their culture and aesthetics. [7] [11] [13] [14] [15] Interviewees include performance artists Alok Vaid-Menon, Pepper Pepper, and Victoria Sin, costume designer Patricia Field, vogue dancer Lasseindra Ninja , and violinist Amadéus Leopold. [8] [11] [16]
In 2019, moore interviewed actor and singer Billy Porter for a program at The Met on camp and the impact of ballroom culture, held in conjunction with the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibition. [17] [18]
In 2022, moore served in the first "nightlife-in-residency" at The Kitchen, where he curated programming on queer nightlife and club culture. [19] [20] [21]
In June 2025, moore was credited for contributing to the creation of the Google Doodle on hyperpop, in celebration of Pride Month. [22]
moore describes himself as "a Black, queer, non-binary person". [3] He goes by "any pronouns". [4] He credits Prince for embodying the flamboyant, androgynous aesthetic that helped moore accept his own queer identity. [6] [16]
