Genre fission
Subtitle: a new discourse practice for cultural studies
By: Marleen S. Barr.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.; Postmodernism -- United States.; Discourse analysis, Literary.; Culture -- Philosophy.; Literary form.; United States -- Civilization -- 20th century.
Description: What do Amsterdam prostitutes, NASA astronauts, cross-dressing texts, and Star Trek characters have in common? In Genre Fission, Marleen Barr wittily and eccentrically revitalizes cultural and literary theory by examining the points where such vastly different categories meet, converge, and reemerge as something new. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-261) and index.