Harvard Appoints Drag Performer Kareem Khubchandani Visiting Professor
Harvard University announced it has hired Tufts Professor Kareem Khubchandani—who performs as drag artist 'LaWhore Vagistan'—as the 2025–26 F.O. Matthiessen Visiting Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies. The university’s press release and media reporting say Khubchandani will teach 'Queer Ethnography' in the fall and 'RuPaulitics: Drag, Race, and Desire' in the spring; he is the author of Decolonize Drag and Ishtyle and maintains a public social‑media persona tied to his performances.
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- Harvard named Kareem Khubchandani the 2025–26 F.O. Matthiessen Visiting Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Course slate includes 'Queer Ethnography' (fall) and 'RuPaulitics: Drag, Race, and Desire' (spring)
- Khuchandani performs as 'LaWhore Vagistan' (Instagram/Linktree handles cited) and has authored Decolonize Drag; a new book 'Lessons in Drag' is due in October 2025