Susan Sontag describes ‘camp’ as an aesthetic ‘sensibility.’ Looking to two or more films, consider the role of subversive sensibilities (e.g., campy, trashy, filthy) in forming a queer aesthetics of film.

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Discipline: Drama and Theatre
Academic Paper Topics:
Susan Sontag describes ‘camp’ as an aesthetic ‘sensibility.’ Looking to two or more films, consider the role of subversive sensibilities (e.g., campy, trashy, filthy) in forming a queer aesthetics of film. 

The assessment criteria for this essay are:
– Content
– Critical argument
– Use of sources
– Structure
– Presentation
– Style (for the audiovisual essay, this means your use of audiovisual techniques to make your argument)
– Observation of word count or time limit (bibliography/credits do not count)

Please write a piece of academic writing that meets the requirements of the topic based on the movie video and reading list I have given you. Be sure to contact the reading list and the video!

Screening: 

1. Female Trouble (dir. John Waters, 1974)——Please find yourself on any video site

2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)——Please find yourself on any video site

Reading: 

1. Leo Bersani (1985) “Is the Rectum a Grave?” AIDS: Cultural Analysis/Cultural Activism (Winter), pp. 197-222——File uploaded

2. Susan Sontag (2009 ed, 1966) “Notes on Camp” in Against Interpretation and Other Essays. pp. 275-292.——File uploaded

3. Scholar Highlight: Reflections on the life and work of Leo Bersani——https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/books/leo-bersani-dead.html

4. Article: Drag Herstory: The Wild Life and Untimely Death of Divine, Drag Queen of the Century (Them.)——https://www.them.us/story/drag-herstory-divine

5. Article: THE DIALECTIC OF THE FREAK: ON JOHN WATERS’ ‘FEMALE TROUBLE’ (Pop Matters)——https://www.popmatters.com/female-trouble-john-waters-2611203005.html

6. Review: Precious Based on the Movie Female Trouble by John Waters (RogerEbert.Com)——https://www.rogerebert.com/scanners/precious-based-on-the-movie-female-trouble-by-john-waters


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