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Working Like a Homosexual: Camp, Capital, Cinema
Matthew Tinkcom
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Description for Working Like a Homosexual: Camp, Capital, Cinema
Paperback. What does camp have to do with capitalism? How have queer men created a philosophy of commodity culture? This book responds to these questions by arguing that post-World War II gay male subcultures have fostered their own ways not only of consuming mass culture but of producing it as well. It is suitable for students of cinema, and queer studies. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
What does camp have to do with capitalism? How have queer men created a philosophy of commodity culture? Why is cinema central to camp? With chapters on the films of Vincente Minnelli, Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger, and John Waters, Working Like a Homosexual responds to these questions by arguing that post–World War II gay male subcultures have fostered their own ways not only of consuming mass culture but of producing it as well.
With a special emphasis on the tensions between high and low forms of culture and between good and bad taste, Matthew Tinkcom offers a new vision ... Read more
What does camp have to do with capitalism? How have queer men created a philosophy of commodity culture? Why is cinema central to camp? With chapters on the films of Vincente Minnelli, Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger, and John Waters, Working Like a Homosexual responds to these questions by arguing that post–World War II gay male subcultures have fostered their own ways not only of consuming mass culture but of producing it as well.
With a special emphasis on the tensions between high and low forms of culture and between good and bad taste, Matthew Tinkcom offers a new vision ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Series Q
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822328896
SKU
V9780822328896
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About Matthew Tinkcom
Matthew Tinkcom is Assistant Professor of English and of Communication, Culture, and Technology at Georgetown University.
Reviews for Working Like a Homosexual: Camp, Capital, Cinema
“A brilliant, innovative study of camp that exceeds the terms in which this topic traditionally has been conceived. The result is a reformulation of camp as queer industrial labor, from the perspective of the production as well as the reception of that work. Anyone working on camp will hereafter have to reckon with this book.”—Steven Cohan, author of Masked Men: ... Read more