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Books by Ken Feil
  | | Dying for a Laugh Disaster Movies and the Camp Imagination by Ken Feil Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Wesleyan ISBN-13: 978-0-8195-6792-5, ISBN: 0-8195-6792-2 "Dying for a Laugh looks at the evolution of the contemporary disaster film from the 1970s to the present. Ken Feil argues that contemporary camp culture has influenced and reformed the conventions of the 1970s disaster film, in both its production and reception. The book chronicles how the genre rose to prominence, sank into critical and popular disrepute, and became unintentionally campy. Through close readings of films including The P ..." |
 | | Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In(Illustrated) (TV Milestones Series) by Ken Feil, E19 ConcatenateD19 Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2014 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3822-3, ISBN: 0-8143-3822-4 "The highest-rated network program during its first three seasons, comedy-variety show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In "(NBC, 1968-1973) remains an often overlooked and underrated innovator of American television history. Audiences of all kinds-old and young, square and hip, black and white, straight and queer-watched "Laugh-In," whose campy, anti-establishment aesthetic mocked other tepid and serious popular shows. In "Rowan and Martin's L ..." |
 | | Dying for a Laugh Disaster Movies and the Camp Imagination by Ken Feil Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Wesleyan University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8195-6791-8, ISBN: 0-8195-6791-4 "First study of disaster movies through reception theory and queer theory. "Dying for a Laugh" looks at the evolution of the contemporary disaster film from the 1970s to the present. Ken Feil argues that contemporary camp culture has influenced and reformed the conventions of the 1970s disaster film, in both its production and reception. This book chronicles how the genre rose to prominence, sank into critical and popular disrepute, and ..." |
 | | Fearless Vulgarity Jacqueline Susann's Queer Comedy and Camp Authorship by Author Ken Feil Hardcover, Published 2022 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4603-7, ISBN: 0-8143-4603-0 |
 | | Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In by Ken Feil 168 Pages, Published 2014 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3823-0, ISBN: 0-8143-3823-2 "Davis'stwofilms withLawford (including Saltand Pepper, 1968) prompted Bogle's ( 1991, 215) reprimand that Davis “returned tohiscomic coon figures” as “loyal manFriday to Lawford. ... 1960sandearly 1970s, indicating a cultural sensibility, such asin the Chicago Tribune's “Swinging Things” listingsof filmand theater, and a sexual lifestyle, suchasin theNew York Times story “Young 'Swingers' Touted as Marketfor Apartments” and Gore Vida ..." |
 | | Reading the Bromance Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) by Associate Professor Michael Deangelis, Hilary Radner, Joe Kerr, David Greven, Nick Davis, Meheli Sen, Jenna Weinman, Ken Feil, Peter Forster, Stephen Gaunson, Dominic Lennard, Ron Becker, Murray Pomerance Digital, 302 Pages, Published 2014 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3899-5, ISBN: 0-8143-3899-2 "As film reviewer Patrick Goldstein points out, “Many of the best buddy films spring into high gear when the filmmaker introduces a dramatic irritant, usually in the form of a beautiful, free-spirited woman who sparks the flame of romantic conflict. ... That John endured a largely unhappy marriage to May, especially in comparison with Max's happy years with Amy, whom he meets on the rebound, makes no difference in terms of the feud ..." |
 | | Fearless Vulgarity Jacqueline Susann's Queer Comedy and Camp Authorship (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Studies) by Feil, Ken Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2022 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4604-4, ISBN: 0-8143-4604-9 |
 | | Fearless Vulgarity Jacqueline Susann's Queer Comedy and Camp Authorship by Ken Feil 319 Pages, Published 2022 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4605-1, ISBN: 0-8143-4605-7 "The enduring queer feminist engagement with Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline Susann's camp comedy legacy." |
 | | Reading the Bromance(Illustrated) Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) by Associate Professor Michael Deangelis, Hilary Radner, Jenna Weinman, Ken Feil, Meheli Sen, Peter Forster, Dominic Lennard, Murray Pomerance, Professor Nick Davis, Professor David Greven, Associate Professor Ron Becker, David Greven, Nick Davis, Ron Becker, Joe Kerr Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2014 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-3898-8, ISBN: 0-8143-3898-4 "In the middle of this century's first decade, "bromance" emerged as a term denoting an emotionally intense bond between straight men. Yet bromance requires an expression of intimacy that always toys with being coded as something other than "straight" male behavior, even as it insists that such intimacy must never be misinterpreted. In Reading the Bromance: Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television, editor Michael DeAngelis has com ..." |
 | | Rolling Blackness and Mediated Comedy (Comedy & Culture) by Alfred L. Martin Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2024 by Indiana University Press Apr 2024 ISBN-13: 978-0-253-06888-0, ISBN: 0-253-06888-6 |
 | | Our Blessed Rebel Queen Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia (Hardback) by Mizejewski, Linda ; Zuk, Tanya D. ; Feil, Ken ; Fogel, Jennifer M. ; Hoffner, Cynthia A. ; Jackson, Maghan Molloy ; Keidl, Philipp Dominik ; Kemp-Wilcox, Andrew Hardcover, Published 2021 by Wayne State University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4685-3, ISBN: 0-8143-4685-5 |
 | | Our Blessed Rebel Queen Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) Mizejewski, Linda; Zuk, Tanya D.; Feil, Ken; Fogel, Jennifer M.; Hoffner, Cynthia A.; Jackson, Maghan Molloy; Keidl, Philipp Dominik; Kemp-Wilcox, Andrew; Kinnecott, Slade; Park, Sejung and Wagner, Kristen Anderson by Linda Mizejewski, Ken Feil, Slade Kinnecott, Sejung Park, Tanya D. Zuk, Jennifer M. Fogel, Cynthia A. Hoffner, Maghan Molloy Jackson, Philipp Dominik Keidl, Andrew Kemp-Wilcox Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2021 by Wayne State University Press, United States, Detroit, Mi ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-4686-0, ISBN: 0-8143-4686-3 "Exploration of Carrie Fisher as star, author, comedian, and iconic personification of Princess Leia." |