Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety

by Marjorie Garber

Overview

Beginning with the bold claim, "There can be no culture without the transvestite," Marjorie Garber explores the nature and significance of cross-dressing and of the West's recurring fascination with it. Rich in anecdote and insight, Vested Interests offers a provocative and entertaining view of our ongoing obsession with dressing up--and with the power of clothes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136615771
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	500
File size:	70 MB
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About the Author

Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part 1 Tranvestite Logics; Chapter 1 Dress Codes, or the Theatricality of Difference; Chapter 2 Cross-Dress for Success; Chapter 3 The Transvestite’s Progress; Chapter 4 Spare Parts; Chapter 5 Fetish Envy; Chapter 6 Breaking the Code; Part 2 Transvestite Effects; Chapter 7 Fear of Flying, or Why is Peter Pan a Woman?; Chapter 8 Cherchez La Femme; Chapter 9 Religious Habits; Chapter 10 Phantoms of the Opera; Chapter 11 Black and White TV; Chapter 12 The Chic of Araby; Chapter 13 The Transvestite Continuum Liberace-Valentino-Elvis; Chapter 14 Conclusion A Tergo;

Editorial Reviews

"Vested Interests is a political and emotional gold mine—beautifully illustrated, and written with wit, style, and with obvious love for the subject. Could you ask for more?." — Kate Bornstein, Lambda Book Report
". . . erudite and exhilaratingly well-argued . . . her [Garber's] argument is both intricate and persuasive." — Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The New York Times Book Review

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