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Hairspray

Dana Heller (author)

Paperback Published on: 08/07/2011

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Synopsis

By reconsidering assumptions about mainstream popular culture and its revolutionary possibilities, author Dana Heller reveals that John Waters' popular 1988 film Hairspray is the director's most subversive movie.

Represents the first scholarly work on any of film director John Waters' films
Incorporates original interview material with the director
Reveals meanings embedded in the film's narrative treatment of racial and sexual politics