Genre fission
About this book
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.
Subjects
History and criticismPostmodernismLiterary formPostmodernism (Literature)PhilosophyUnited StatesCultureCivilizationLiterary Discourse analysisAmerican fictionTheory