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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Newton, Esther (1940-....)
Titre(s) : Mother camp [Texte imprimé] : female impersonators in America / Esther Newton
Publication : Chicago : University of Chicago press, 1979
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvii, 136 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references
For two years (1965-1966) anthropologist Newton did field research in the world of
drag queens--homosexual men who make a living impersonating women. Newton spent time
in the noisy bars, the chaotic dressing rooms, and the cheap apartments and hotels
that make up the lives of drag queens, interviewing informants whose trust she had
earned and compiling a lively, first-hand ethnographic account of the culture of female
impersonators. Mother Camp explores the distinctions that drag queens make among themselves
as performers, the various kinds of night clubs and acts they depend on for a living,
and the social organization of their work. A major part of the book deals with the
symbolic geography of male and female styles, as enacted in the homosexual concept
of "drag" (sex role transformation) and "camp," an important humor system cultivated
by the drag queens themselves.--From publisher description
Sujet(s) : Homosexualité -- États-Unis
Travestis -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
301.097 3 (23e éd.) = Sociologie et anthropologie - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0226577600. - ISBN 9780226577609 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45719853j
Notice n° :
FRBNF45719853
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : On the job ; "Queens" ; Types of acts ; Two shows ; Role models ; "The fast
fuck and the quick buck" ; Appendix: Field methods
