The Politics and Poetics of Camp

Buch | Softcover

234 Seiten

2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-51489-7 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Morris Meyer

Contributors include: Gregory Bredbeck, Kate Davy, Thomas King, Margaret Thompson Drewal, Chuck Kleinhans, Cynthia Morrell, Martin Worman, Jerome Schultz

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.11.2011
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Partnerschaft / Sexualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-415-51489-4 / 0415514894
ISBN-13	978-0-415-51489-7 / 9780415514897
Zustand	Neuware