Film History & Criticism - General & Miscellaneous

Hairspray

Name: Hairspray
Author: Dana Heller
ISBN: 9781405191982

by Dana Heller

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Overview

By reconsidering assumptions about mainstream popular culture and its revolutionary possibilities, author Dana Heller reveals that John Waters' popular 1988 film Hairspray is the director's most subversive movie.

Represents the first scholarly work on any of film director John Waters' films
Incorporates original interview material with the director
Reveals meanings embedded in the film's narrative treatment of racial and sexual politics

About the Author, Dana Heller

Dana Heller is Professor and Chair of English at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She has written widely about elements of popular culture, gay and lesbian studies, consumer culture, television, and almost all things considered "bad" taste.