'My dear, she's on fire!' DAMIAN BARR 'The following things have
seemed impossibly camp to me at one point or another: a doll whose
body acts as a cover for a toilet roll, a tantrum over wire coat
hangers, a 1950s muscle magazine featuring a photo of a young man
dressed as a gladiator, and a rat underneath a silver serving
platter' An essential reappraisal of camp across time and across
the globe, from the author of Fabulosa! and Outrageous! Camp has
been an inescapable part of popular culture for at least the last
150 years. Famously unrestrained and ever evolving, it has not only
captured the cultural imagination, but also played an important
role as a form of protest and resistance. Paul Baker takes us
through camp's rebellious and revolutionary past with warmth,
humour and sensitivity, starting with the court of Louis XIV and
the dandies of the eighteenth century through to Showgirls,
Harlem's drag balls and Columbian telenovelas. Throughout its
history, camp has been a place of refuge and renewal, of heroism
and hedonism. This glorious celebration traces camp's journey from
the fringes of society to the mainstream.
General
Imprint: |
Footnote Press Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Authors: |
Paul Baker
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Dimensions: |
242 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80444-032-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80444-032-9 |
Barcode: |
9781804440322 |
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