Fabiola and Saffron are back to unpack Paul Verhoeven’s controversial camp classic Showgirls and the honesty of its heightened identities. With their conversation about the darkness of camp, they chart a path for this new season. 

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Citations:

Adams, Tori. “Secrets of ‘Showgirls’: Madonna First Choice to Star, Doggy Chow Scene Origins Revealed.” The Hollywood Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2019, www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/secrets-showgirls-madonna-first-choice-doggy-chow-scene-origins-1159678/amp/. 

Aesthetics for Birds. “What Is ‘Camp’? Five Scholars Discuss Sontag, the Met Gala, and Camp’s Queer Origins.” Aesthetics for Birds, 2 May 2022, aestheticsforbirds.com/2019/05/06/what-is-camp-five-scholars-discuss-sontag-the-met-gala-and-camps-queer-origins/. 

Lippit, Akira Mizuta, et al. “Round Table: Showgirls.” Film Quarterly, vol. 56, no. 3, 2003, pp. 32–46. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2003.56.3.32. Accessed 26 June 2024.

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