Flesh for fantasy : producing and consuming exotic dance / [edited by] R. Danielle Egan, Katherine Frank, & Merri Lisa Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Egan, R. Danielle.

Frank, Katherine, 1968-

Johnson, Merri Lisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stripteasers.

Striptease--Social aspects.

Striptease.

Men--Sexual behavior.

Men.

Nudity in dance.

Sex industry.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 234 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Thunder's Mouth Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2006]

Summary:

With a recent burst of feature films, documentaries, and books on strippers, the business of exotic dancing is hotter than ever. Over the last decade there has been a steadily expanding interest in exotic dance, from its role as an "art form" to its benefits as a means of exercise. While the breadth of discussion generated on this topic has expanded, the fundamental debate remains the same: are female strippers empowering themselves or allowing themselves to be exploited? With her follow-up to "Jane Sexes It Up: True Confessions of Feminist Desire, M. Lisa Johnson moves beyond the old debates and gives the reader a glimpse of what exotic dancing is like through the eyes of the stripper. The essays in "Flesh for Fantasy cover everything from workplace policies and conditions, legal restrictions, customer behavior, and the struggle to overcome the stereotypes associated with the profession.

Contents:

Third Wave Strippers: Flesh for Feminist Fantasy / R. Danielle Egan, Katherine Frank, Merri Lisa Johnson xi

Section 1 Friction

1 Treading Water: An Autoethnographic Account(ing) of the Lap Dance / Shelly Manaster 3

2 The Phenomenology of Lap Dancing / R. Danielle Egan 19

3 The Grind / Susan Bremer 35

4 The Lap Dancer and the "Business Man" / Shelly Manaster 53

5 How You Got Here / Allison Fensterstock 63

6 Whipped Cream, Fire Eating, and the Other Delights of Feature Dancing / Jo Weldon 85

Section 2 Flirtation

7 Why I Go to Strip Clubs / Emile Blauche 97

8 Becoming a Regular / John Smith 101

9 Observing the Observers: Reflections on My Regulars / Katherine Frank 111

10 Wet Confessions: Autoethnography of a Peep Show Customer / Jamie Berger 139

Section 3 Reformulations

11 Stripper Bashing: An Autovideography of Violence Against Strippers / Merri Lisa Johnson 159

12 Stripper Chic: A Review Essay / Allison Fensterstock 189

13 Keeping Her Off the Pole? Creating Sexual Value in a Capitalist Society / Katherine Frank 203

14 Labor Organizing in the Skin Trade: Tales of a Peep Show Prole / Miss Mary Ann 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-224).

ISBN:

1560257210

OCLC:

62901866

Publisher Number:

9781560257219