Buffoon men classic Hollywood comedians and queered masculinity / Scott Balcerzak.

Author/creator Balcerzak, Scott
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDetroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2013]
Descriptionx, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesContemporary approaches to film and media series
Contents Introduction: "Someone like me for a member": classic Hollywood comedians and buffoonish masculinity -- "Novelties and notions": Mae West meets W. C. Fields -- Con men and henpecked husbands: W. C. Fields as masculine icon -- "Whitefacing" the nebbish: Eddie Cantor's assimilation and influence -- Queered radio / Queered cinema: Jack Benny's mediated voice -- Queering the fraternity: Laurel and Hardy and heterosexual brotherhood -- Military disservice: Wheeler and Woolsey and Abbott and Costello join the army -- Conclusion: Beyond classic Hollywood /beyond buffoonish masculinity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013006169
ISBN9780814339657 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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