Buffoon Men : Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity /

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Film scholars and fans have used distinctive terms to describe the Classic Hollywood comedian: he is a "trickster," a "rebel," or a "buffoon." Yet the performer is almost always described as a "he." In this book, the author reads the performances of notable co...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Balcerzak, Scott (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Queer theory.
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Comedy films.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Theorie queer.
Masculinite au cinema.
Cinema > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Films comiques > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States.
Comedy films > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Film scholars and fans have used distinctive terms to describe the Classic Hollywood comedian: he is a "trickster," a "rebel," or a "buffoon." Yet the performer is almost always described as a "he." In this book, the author reads the performances of notable comedians such as W.C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello through humor and queer theory to expose a problematic history of maleness in their personas. He argues that contrary to popular notions of Classic Hollywood history, these male comedians rearranged or, at times, rejected heteronormative protocols. -- Publisher's website
Description matérielle:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780814339664

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