Guilty Pleasures: Feminist Camp from Mae West to Madonna

by Pamela Robertson and Pamela Robertson Wojcik

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"Camp," Mae West told Playboy , "is the kinda comedy where they imitate me." But what was West doing, if not camp itself? Guilty Pleasures puts women back into the history of camp, a story long confined to gay male practice. Emphasizing the distinctive roles women have played as producers and consumers of camp, Pamela Robertson links her subject to feminist discussions of gender parody, performance, and spectatorship. Her book offers a heady tour...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822317486

ISBN13:9780822317487

Release Date:March 1996

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Criticism & Theory Feminist Theory Gay & Lesbian History History & Criticism Humor & Entertainment Movies Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences

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