Specters of slapstick & silent film comediennes
"In Specters of Slapstick, Hennefeld focuses on silent film comediennes and the function of the female body in early slapstick. Laughter is a kind of grating against the absurdity of society, argues Hennefeld. But while male bodies in slapstick tried to violently fight or "escape" the...
| Main Author: | Hennefeld, Maggie, 1984- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
Film and culture.
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| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | PN1995.9.C55 H46 2018 |
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