Abstract
This textual performance of research charts the writer’s attempt to prove that Mary Martin was a lesbian. The writer uses her own “quest” to raise questions about gay and lesbian historiography, the status of evidence, and the usefulness of desire to biographical, critical work on performers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-351 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Text and Performance Quarterly |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Communication
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Literature and Literary Theory
Keywords
- Feminist
- Lesbian
- Mary Martin
- Musical Theatre
- Queer