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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b1216638.
- catalog coverage "United States.".
- catalog created "1979.".
- catalog date "1979".
- catalog date "1979.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1979.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 136 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0226577600 :".
- catalog issued "1979".
- catalog issued "1979.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "Female impersonators United States.".
- catalog subject "Gay men United States.".
- catalog subject "Gay rights United States.".
- catalog subject "HQ77 .N49 1979".
- catalog subject "Homosexuality United States.".
- catalog subject "Transvestism United States.".
- catalog subject "Transvestites United States.".
- catalog title "Mother camp : female impersonators in America / Esther Newton.".
- catalog type "text".