The Happy Stripper - Pleasures and Politics of the New Burlesque (Paperback)

If the burlesque stripper, with her bawdy spirit and unruly insubordination, has emerged for many as a new 'empowering' model for the sexually aware woman, then she also strikes horror in the heart of second wave feminism. Embodied by high profile artistes such as Dita von Teese and Catherine D'Lish, the explosive revival of striptease, burlesque and overt female sexual performance has proved no less alluring to a new generation of women artists familiar with the provocative work of 70's performance artists such as Hannah Wilke and Carolee Schneeman. Eloquent on 'prettiness' and power, desire and 'knowingness', money, sex and class, and with an extensive knowledge of burlesque's rich tradition, Willson raises long overdue questions about women's erotic expression within a 'postfeminist' condition. The 'new burlesque' demands above all a response - this fresh, brazen, provocative book at last provides it.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	Jackie Wilson
Dimensions:	216 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-84511-318-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-84511-318-7
Barcode:	9781845113186

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