The Politics and Poetics of Camp

Bibliographic Data

ID7516173
AuthorsSteven Drukman (corresponding author), Steven C Drukman, Moe Meyer
Year1996
Volume40
Issue2
Pages135-135
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofThe Politics and Poetics of Camp, Morris Meyer, 2005
VenueTDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/1146534
OpenAlexW3139649950
LanguageEN

Politics and Poetics of Camp is a radical reappraisal of the meaning and discourse of camp. The contributors look at both the meaning and the uses of camp performance, and ask: is camp a style, or a witty but nonetheless powerful cultural critique? These essays investigate camp from its early formations in the 17th and 18th century to its present manifestations in queer theatre and literature. They also take a look at the complex relationship between queer discourse and decidedly un-queer pop culture appropriations on film and on the stage. Politics and Poetics of Camp is a collection of essays by leading critics working in queer theory, from a number of disciplinary perspectives

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Meaning (existential · Poetics · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Queer · Queer theory · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy

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