Betty Robbins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Robbins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Robbins |
| SIGNATURE | ROBBINS B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Function of the Fetish in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lou Adler's The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Stephan Elliott's Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) share an obsession with the fetish, and both locate the fetish on the desiring body of the male. This essay uses psychoanalytic film theory to explore these renderings of the fetish and argues that the films deploy radically different economies of desire; the fetish in Rocky Horror is grounded in a sadistic masculinity, while in Priscilla,…
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The Function of the Fetish in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lou Adler's The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Stephan Elliott's Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) share an obsession with the fetish, and both locate the fetish on the desiring body of the male. This essay uses psychoanalytic film theory to explore these renderings of the fetish and argues that the films deploy radically different economies of desire; the fetish in Rocky Horror is grounded in a sadistic masculinity, while in Priscilla,…
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