Bad girls, dirty bodies : sex, performance and safe femininity / Gemma Commane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commane, Gemma, author.

Series:

Library of gender and popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in motion pictures.

Sex in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"What makes a woman 'bad' is commonly linked to certain 'qualities' or behaviours seen as morally or socially corrosive, dirty and disgusting. In Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies, Gemma Commane critically explores the social, sexual and political significance of women who are labelled 'bad,' sluts or dirty. Through a variety of case studies drawn from qualitative and original ethnographic research, she argues that 'bad girls' disrupt heterosexual normativity and contribute new embodied knowledge. From neo-burlesque, sex-positive and queer performance art, to explicit entertainment and areas of popular culture; Commane situates 'bad' women as sites of power, possibility and success. The case studies (for example, Rockbitch, Empress Stah, RubberDoll and others) offer an important insight into a history, where alternative women and femininities have continued a legacy of challenging societal expectations surrounding what makes a good/bad woman. Significantly, Commane develops a much-needed unpicking of the issues generated by women who are complicit in the subjugation, policing and marginalization of 'other' women, both in popular culture and in sites of subcultural resistance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Series Editors' Introduction Introduction

1. Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies

2. Bad Girls Happen to Things

3. Magnification and the Unknown

4. RubberDoll: Success and the Significance of Sexual Otherness

5. Commodification of Cult and 'Alterative' Femininities

6. The Shadows of Safe Femininity

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350117358

1350117358

9781350117365

1350117366

9781350117341

135011734X

OCLC:

1145902516