Women, Camp, and Popular Culture
Serious Excess
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Gender Studies
| Author: | Katrin Horn | ISBN: | 9783319648460 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | November 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Katrin Horn |
| ISBN: | 9783319648460 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | November 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This innovative study claims camp as a critical, yet pleasurable strategy for women’s engagement with contemporary popular culture as exemplified by 30 Rock or Lady Gaga. In detailed analyses of lesbian cinema, postfeminist TV, and popular music, the book offers a novel take on its subject. It defines camp as a unique mode of detached attachment, which builds on affective intensity and emotional investment, while strongly encouraging a critical edge.
This innovative study claims camp as a critical, yet pleasurable strategy for women’s engagement with contemporary popular culture as exemplified by 30 Rock or Lady Gaga. In detailed analyses of lesbian cinema, postfeminist TV, and popular music, the book offers a novel take on its subject. It defines camp as a unique mode of detached attachment, which builds on affective intensity and emotional investment, while strongly encouraging a critical edge.
