Stripped : inside the lives of exotic dancers / Bernadette Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barton, Bernadette

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stripteasers.

Physical Description:

xvi, 195 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2006]

Summary:

What kind of woman dances naked for money? Bernadette Barton takes us inside countless strip bars and clubs, from upscale to back road as well as those that specialize in lapdancing, table dancing, topless only, or peep shows, to reveal the startling lives of exotic dancers.

Based on over five years of research and from visiting clubs around the country, particularly in San Francisco, Hawaii, and Kentucky, Stripped offers a rare portrait of not just how dancers get into the business but what it's like for those who choose to strip year after year. Through captivating interviews and first-hand observation, Barton recounts why these women began stripping, the initial excitement and financial rewards from the work, the dangers of the life-namely, drugs and prostitution-and the difficulties in staying in the business over time, especially for their sexuality and self-esteem.

Stripped provides fresh insight into the complex work and personal experiences of exotic dancers, going beyond the "sex wars" debate to offer an important new understanding of sex work.

Contents:

Introduction: Come inside and see the show

Becoming a stripper

Dancing on the möbius strip

Bad girls

The toll

You have to be sexually open

Sticking together

Everything is not okay.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index.

ISBN:

0814799329

0814799337

OCLC:

62282233

Publisher Number:

9780814799321

9780814799338