 Despite acknowledging a difficulty in defining camp, given it can be subject to one's own view and tastes, he does emphasize consistent features that are basic to camp such as irony aestheticism, theatricality, and humor.Babuscio's essay addresses each feature individually, providing an understanding of the typical elements of camp, and then goes on to illustrate these concepts by including examples wherein he analyzes camp as it relates to Rainer Werner Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, the films of Josef von Sternberg, and the films based on Tennessee Williams' work.This work represents Babuscio's experiences in counseling, gathering transcripts and case histories.