A Study On Camp’s Dynamic Rheology

Camp is producing new meanings with changing backgrounds.Originated in the gay dress-up subculture, Camp then spread into the field of Gay Sensibility,a Butch-Femme Aesthetic, Feminist Camp, Camp Vision and Camp Survival Strategy. In addition, features of Camp,such as "dramatic","artificial" and "humor",shine in the field of film, photography, literature and art. Though closely related to the queer theory, from the single contact with gay self-expression gradually transforms into a powerful weapon of criticizing gender norm.However, Camp not stuck in the framework of gender, might be called a philosophy of "transformations" and "incongruity". As there is no theoric and study about Camp have been introduced,we should do it red-hand dealing with informations Camp’s dynamic rheology.Compared with western academics, the Chinese branch develops slowly.And all kinds of misreading about Camp contains positive and creative meanings that should be fully estimated. The historical context differs academic researches between the ones of Hong Kong,Taiwan, even the overseas and mainland’s. Xu Ben has found the connection between Camp and stage dress-up skills can be extended to dress-up skills of ones left by the social mainstream in daily life.He has also put forward "Subaltern Camp","Mass Camp", and "Rascal literature Camp",these Chinese-style Camp subcultures provide a new path to Camp for the world of Chinese. With the diverse version of Camp showing in different cultures, only in a dynamic view can we really describe the richness and complexity of Camp.