Hollywood Androgyny

by Rebecca Bell-Metereau

Overview

A renowned film scholar reveals the surprisingly frequent instances of cross-dressing, transvestism, and every kind of gender-bending in more than 250 films from Sylvia Scarlett to The Crying Game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231058346
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	04/03/1985
Pages:	345
Product dimensions:	0.75(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Recbecca Bell-Metereau spent two years in Africa in the Peace Corps, teaching at the Univesity of Chad, and serving as an interpreter for famine relief efforts in the Sahara. She received her masters and doctorate in literature and film studies from Indiana University, and has taught literature and film at southwest Texas state University since 1981.

Editorial Reviews

The subject is cross-dressing, transvestism, and other kinds of gender-bending in Hollywood movies. The first edition was published in 1985; the second includes a new preface and brings film coverage up through the 1990s. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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