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Incongruous Entertainment
Camp, Cultural Value, and the MGM Musical
Book • 2005
In *Incongruous Entertainment*, Steven Cohan provides a lively and provocative analysis of MGM musicals, highlighting the deliberate use of camp and queerness as elements of their popular success.
The book examines the production and marketing of these films, focusing on the roles of female stars like Judy Garland and the complex masculinity of Gene Kelly.
It also explores how these musicals have been reinterpreted over time, particularly in terms of their camp appeal.
The book examines the production and marketing of these films, focusing on the roles of female stars like Judy Garland and the complex masculinity of Gene Kelly.
It also explores how these musicals have been reinterpreted over time, particularly in terms of their camp appeal.
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