Naked Lives - Inside the Worlds of Exotic Dance

Informationen zum Autor Mindy S. Bradley-Engen is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas. Klappentext Is stripping good or bad for the women who do it? According to sociologist and former stripper Mindy S. Bradley-Engen! there's no simple answer. Her experiences as an exotic dancer were both empowering and degrading: at times she felt like a goddess! at times she felt ashamed and dirty. Using her own experiences and extensive interviews with other dancers! Bradley-Engen shows that strippers' work experiences are shaped by the worlds of exotic dance--by the types of establishments where the dancing is performed. A typology of strip clubs emerges: the hustle club! the show club! and the social club! each with its own distinct culture! expectations! and challenges; each creating circumstances in which stripping can be good! bad! or indifferent. Going beyond the warring rhetorics of exploitation and empowerment! this book provides a rich and complex account of the realities of exotic dance and is a fascinating! thought-provoking read for both academic and general readers.

Product details

• Authors: Mindy S Bradley-Engen, Mindy S. Bradley-Engen
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2009
• EAN: 9781438426068
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-2606-8
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Excelsior Editions
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories