Female Impersonation by Carol-Anne Tyler
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.
Female Impersonation
Summary
This work attempts a feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. Questions raised include when - and for whom - is a performance of an identity a masquerade, rather than the real thing?, and why do people try to pass as what they are not?
Female Impersonation Summary
About Carol-Anne Tyler
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
Additional information
GOR007754880
9780415916882
0415916887
Female Impersonation by Carol-Anne Tyler
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20021213
248
N/A
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