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Description for Hairspray
Paperback. Noted film expert and cultural scholar Dana Heller utilizes elements of Hairspray -- including original interview material with John Waters -- to engage readers in thought-provoking discussions about topics ranging from camp and queer theory to gender performance and the body; from debates over postmodern style vs. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
By reconsidering assumptions about mainstream popular culture and its revolutionary possibilities, author Dana Heller reveals that John Waters' popular 1988 film Hairspray is the director's most subversive movie.
By reconsidering assumptions about mainstream popular culture and its revolutionary possibilities, author Dana Heller reveals that John Waters' popular 1988 film Hairspray is the director's most subversive movie.
- Represents the first scholarly work on any of film director John Waters' films
- Incorporates original interview material with the director
- Reveals meanings embedded in the film's narrative treatment of racial and sexual politics
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405191982
SKU
V9781405191982
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Ref
99-50
About Dana Heller
Dana Heller is Professor and Chair of English at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She has written widely about elements of popular culture, gay and lesbian studies, consumer culture, television, and almost all things considered "bad" taste.
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