Female Impersonation / Edition 1

by Carol-Anne Tyler

Overview

A feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. The questions raised by female impersonations in a wide range of contemporary media are considered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415916875
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/20/2002
Edition description:	REISSUE
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Carole-Anne Tyler is Assistant Professor of English at the University of California at Riverside.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. The Feminine Look 2. Female Impersonation and Fetishism 3. Feminism, Racism, and Impersonation 4. Boys Will Be Girls: Drag and Transvestic Fetishism 5. The Supreme Sacrifice? Transsexual Impersonation 6. Theoretical Impersonation: Men and Feminism 7. Passing