Hollywood Androgyny

by Rebecca Bell-Metereau

The subject is cross-dressing, transvestism, and other kinds of gender-bending in Hollywood movies. The first edition was published in 1985; the second includes a new preface and brings film coverage up through the 1990s. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Art, Gender Studies, Gender, Film, Nonfiction

345 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 1985

About the author

Rebecca Bell-Metereau is professor and director of media studies in the English department at Texas State University. She is author of Hollywood Androgyny and Simone Weil on Politics, Religion and Society, along with numerous articles and chapters on gender, acting, stardom and society.

Reviews

[Mick Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book more for its breakdown of the more famous films involving crossdressing and ambiguous sexuslity.

[Gwen O’Hearn · Rating 3 out of 5]

took me like a year to get through this but it was very interesting. loads of film recs in here, some great hidden gems and some wildly transphobic stinkers.

[Sophy H · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this a bit dry and clinical to be honest.

Though there are some good film references and accompanying photographs, some films are discussed in far too much detail whilst others are skimmed over.

Honestly, this read like a university thesis rather than a book.

Quite disappointing.

[Mary McCray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great survey of cross-dressing and androgyny in the history of film.