Stripped : more stories from exotic dancers / Bernadette C. Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barton, Bernadette, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stripteasers.

Striptease--Social aspects.

Striptease.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xviii, 233 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Completely revised and updated edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Stripped is a classic portrait of exotic dancing. Originally published in 2006, and the product of years of first-hand research in strip clubs around the country, this book takes us inside countless strip bars and clubs, from upscale to back road as well as those that specialize in lap dancing, table dancing, topless only, and peep shows, to reveal the startling lives of exotic dancers. Bernadette Barton explores why women begin stripping, the initial excitement and financial rewards of the work, the dangers of the life-namely, drugs and prostitution-and, inevitably, the difficulties in staying in the business over time, especially for dancers' relationships, sexuality, and self-esteem. In this completely revised and updated edition, Barton returns to the strip clubs she originally studied to observe the major changes in the industry that have occurred over the last decade. Barton finds that new media and raunch culture have transformed exotic dancing. Dancers can build an online brand, but they may find customers' expectations formed by niche online pornography and social media's instant gratification. Barton speaks to new dancers as well as those she interviewed in the previous edition, examining how the toll of stripping still impacts the lives of exotic dancers in an evolving sex industry. Incorporating new scholarship and an increased awareness of emerging media technology, Barton brings a fresh and important perspective to the challenges that women face working in the still-thriving world of exotic dancing. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Come inside and see the show

Becoming a stripper

Dancing on the möbius strip

The toll

Raunch culture, androsexism, and stripping

Surviving stripping

Sticking together: pathways to well-being in stripping

Exiting stripping.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781479897285

1479897280

9781479815692

1479815691

OCLC:

956984804