Specters of slapstick & silent film comediennes / Maggie Hennefeld.
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Film and culture.
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PN1995.9.C55 H46 2018
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| PN1995.9.C55 H46 2018 | Available Place hold |