Acts of Gaiety LGBT Performance and the Politics of Pleasure

Acts of Gaiety explores the mirthful modes of political performance by LGBT artists, activists, and collectives that have inspired and sustained deadly serious struggles for revolutionary change. The book explores antics such as camp, kitsch, drag, guerrilla theater, zap actions, rallies, manifestos...

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Main Author: Warner, Sara (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2012
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