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Analyzing the symbolic roles Mae West has occupied, the author argues that she represents an orchestrated transgression of race, class and gender expectations. The book shows how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political roles.

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The sex "queen"; the prostitute, the production code and the depression; the star commodity from asset to liability; comedic performance from social satire to self-parody; the female impersonator in gender politics; merging interests.

Too Much Of A Good Thing Mae West as Cultural

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/02/1996
      ISBN13: 9780816627912, 978-0816627912
      ISBN10: 0816627916

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyzing the symbolic roles Mae West has occupied, the author argues that she represents an orchestrated transgression of race, class and gender expectations. The book shows how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political roles.

      Table of Contents
      The sex "queen"; the prostitute, the production code and the depression; the star commodity from asset to liability; comedic performance from social satire to self-parody; the female impersonator in gender politics; merging interests.

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