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SUMMARY:Mickey Gil (1937-2010)\, the Jewish Queen of Gay Mardi Gras
DESCRIPTION:From 1986 until his passing in 2010\, Mickey Gil   a multilingual and theatrical gay Jewish From the 1980s through the early 2000s\, Mickey Gil was one of the most unforgettable figures in New Orleans' gay Carnival scene. A multilingual\, theatrical\, and larger-than-life gay Jewish immigrant\, Gil came to the city in 1982 after living in Vienna and Manhattan and quickly made his mark. Known for his elaborate costumes\, sharp wit\, and thick Israeli accent tinged with Viennese German\, Gil served as captain\, emcee\, and creative force behind some of the city's most celebrated gay Mardi Gras krewes\, including Petronius and his own later creation\, the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. This talk brings Mickey Gil's fascinating story to life\, situating him within the broader history of Jewish American drag and New Orleans' gay Mardi Gras traditions. Drawing on archival footage\, costume designs\, and oral histories from Gil's friends and collaborators\, the presentation offers a vivid portrait of a Jewish immigrant who embodied both the brilliance and contradictions of queer performance in the South. Golan Moskowitz is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University and a core faculty member of Tulane's Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience. Golan is the author of Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context (2020) and has published several articles and book chapters on post-Holocaust memory and Jewish literature\, art\, and film. He serves as Book Review Editor for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and as Director of the annual Jewish American & Holocaust Literature (JAHLit) Symposium. Golan's forthcoming book\, a cultural history of Jewish American drag performance\, is under contract with NYU Press.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:From 1986 until his passing in 2010\, Mickey Gil &ndash\; a multilingual and theatrical gay Jewish From the 1980s through the early 2000s\, Mickey Gil was one of the most unforgettable figures in New Orleans&rsquo\; gay Carnival scene. A multilingual\, theatrical\, and larger-than-life gay Jewish immigrant\, Gil came to the city in 1982 after living in Vienna and Manhattan&mdash\;and quickly made his mark. Known for his elaborate costumes\, sharp wit\, and thick Israeli accent tinged with Viennese German\, Gil served as captain\, emcee\, and creative force behind some of the city&rsquo\;s most celebrated gay Mardi Gras krewes\, including Petronius and his own later creation\, the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. This talk brings Mickey Gil&rsquo\;s fascinating story to life\, situating him within the broader history of Jewish American drag and New Orleans&rsquo\; gay Mardi Gras traditions. Drawing on archival footage\, costume designs\, and oral histories from Gil&rsquo\;s friends and collaborators\, the presentation offers a vivid portrait of a Jewish immigrant who embodied both the brilliance and contradictions of queer performance in the South. Golan Moskowitz is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University and a core faculty member of Tulane&rsquo\;s Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience. Golan is the author of Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context (2020) and has published several articles and book chapters on post-Holocaust memory and Jewish literature\, art\, and film. He serves as Book Review Editor for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and as Director of the annual Jewish American &amp\; Holocaust Literature (JAHLit) Symposium. Golan&rsquo\;s forthcoming book\, a cultural history of Jewish American drag performance\, is under contract with NYU Press.
LOCATION:Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience 818 Howard Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70113
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URL:https://www.neworleanschamber.org/events/details/mickey-gil-1937-2010-the-jewish-queen-of-gay-mardi-gras-22436
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