Politics and Poetics of Camp

Informationen zum Autor Morris Meyer Klappentext Is camp gay? Is camp political? This is a radical reappraisal of its meaning and discourse, from the seventeenth century to the present day, by some of the foremost critics working in queer theory. An incisive and entertaining collection of essays. Zusammenfassung The Politics and Poetics of Camp is a radical reappraisal of the meaning and discourse of camp. The contributors look at both the meaning and the uses of camp performance, and ask: is camp a style, or a witty but nonetheless powerful cultural critique? The essays investigate camp from its early formations in the seventeenth and eighteenth century to its present manifestations in queer theatre and literature. They also take a fascinating look at the complex relationship between queer discourse and decidedly un-queer pop culture appropriations on film and on the stage. The Politics and Poetics of Camp is an incisive, uncontainable and entertaining collection of essays by some of the foremost critics working in queer theory, from a number of disciplinary perspectives. This book makes a well-timed intervention into an emerging debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors include: Gregory Bredbeck, Kate Davy, Thomas King, Margaret Thompson Drewal, Chuck Kleinhans, Cynthia Morrell, Martin Worman, Jerome Schultz

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Is camp gay? Is camp political? This is a radical reappraisal of its meaning and discourse, from the seventeenth century to the present day, by some of the foremost critics working in queer theory. An incisive and entertaining collection of essays.

Product details

• Authors: Morris Meyer, Meyer Morris
• Assisted by: Morris Meyer (Editor), Meyer Morris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2011
• EAN: 9780415514897
• ISBN: 978-0-415-51489-7
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; The arts: general issues, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Literary theory, Performance Art, Sex and sexuality: advice and issues, The arts: general topics