madison moore

madison moore (born ) is an African-American artist, scholar, and DJ. He 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.

Early life and education moore was born in Ferguson, Missouri. He was raised by his grandmother in a "solidly working class" family. As a child, he studied to become a classical violinist, but did not continue with the instrument after being rejected by a conservatory. He attended graduate school at Yale University, earning a Ph.D. in American studies.

Career moore serves as assistant professor of modern culture and media at Brown University. as assistant professor of gender, sexuality, and women's studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, and as assistant professor of critical studies in the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California. Interviewees include performance artists Alok Vaid-Menon, Pepper Pepper, and Victoria Sin, costume designer Patricia Field, vogue dancer , and violinist Amadéus Leopold.

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.

In 2022, moore served in the first "nightlife-in-residency" at The Kitchen, where he curated programming on queer nightlife and club culture.

In June 2025, moore was credited for contributing to the creation of the Google Doodle on hyperpop, in celebration of Pride Month.

Personal life moore describes himself as "a Black, queer, non-binary person". He goes by "any pronouns". He credits Prince for embodying the flamboyant, androgynous aesthetic that helped moore accept his own queer identity.