Buffoon men [electronic resource] : classic Hollywood comedians and queered masculinity / Scott Balcerzak.
Balcerzak, Scott.
2013
PN1995.9.C55 B345 2013eb
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Title Buffoon men [electronic resource] : classic Hollywood comedians and queered masculinity / Scott Balcerzak.
Author Balcerzak, Scott.
ISBN 9780814339657 paperback
9780814339664 electronic book
Published Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2013
Language English
Description 1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number PN1995.9.C55 B345 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 791.43/617/0973
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Contemporary approaches to film and media series
Available in Other Form Buffoon men : classic Hollywood comedians and queered masculinity.
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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.

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