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The performance art of burlesque, once a faded form, has made a
comeback in the twenty-first century, and it has shimmied back to
life with a vengeance in Cleveland. Thanks to fans and
entrepreneurs, neo-burlesque has taken the stage--and it's more
inclusive, less seedy, and emphatically fun. Rust Belt Burlesque
traces the history of burlesque in Cleveland from the mid-1800s to
the present day, while also telling the story of Bella Sin, a
Mexican immigrant who largely drove Northeast Ohio's neo-burlesque
comeback. The historical center of Cleveland burlesque was the
iconic Roxy Theater on East Ninth Street. Here, in its
twentieth-century heyday, famed dancers like Blaze Starr and comics
like Red Skelton and Abbott and Costello entertained both regulars
and celebrity guests. Erin O'Brien's lively storytelling and Bob
Perkoski's color photos give readers a peek into the raucous Ohio
Burlesque Festival that packs the house at the Beachland Ballroom
every year. Today's burlies come in all shapes, ethnicities, and
orientations, drawing a legion of adoring fans. This is a show you
won't want to miss.
What is the moral of the human trafficking story, and how can the
narrative be shaped and evolved? Stories of human trafficking are
prolific in the public domain, proving immensely powerful in
guiding our understandings of trafficking, and offering something
tangible on which to base policy and action. Yet these stories also
misrepresent the problem, establishing a dominant narrative that
stifles other stories and fails to capture the complexity of human
trafficking. This book deconstructs the human trafficking narrative
in public discourse, examining the victims, villains, and heroes of
trafficking stories. Sex slaves, exploited workers, mobsters, pimps
and johns, consumers, governments, and anti-trafficking activists
are all characters in the story, serving to illustrate who is to
blame for the problem of trafficking, and how that problem might be
solved. Erin O'Brien argues that a constrained narrative of ideal
victims, foreign villains, and western heroes dominates the
discourse, underpinned by cultural assumptions about gender and
ethnicity, and wider narratives of border security, consumerism,
and western exceptionalism. Drawing on depictions of trafficking in
entertainment and news media, awareness campaigns, and government
reports in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of
America, this book will be of interest to criminologists, political
scientists, sociologists, and those engaged with human rights
activism and the politics of international justice
What is the moral of the human trafficking story, and how can the
narrative be shaped and evolved? Stories of human trafficking are
prolific in the public domain, proving immensely powerful in
guiding our understandings of trafficking, and offering something
tangible on which to base policy and action. Yet these stories also
misrepresent the problem, establishing a dominant narrative that
stifles other stories and fails to capture the complexity of human
trafficking. This book deconstructs the human trafficking narrative
in public discourse, examining the victims, villains, and heroes of
trafficking stories. Sex slaves, exploited workers, mobsters, pimps
and johns, consumers, governments, and anti-trafficking activists
are all characters in the story, serving to illustrate who is to
blame for the problem of trafficking, and how that problem might be
solved. Erin O'Brien argues that a constrained narrative of ideal
victims, foreign villains, and western heroes dominates the
discourse, underpinned by cultural assumptions about gender and
ethnicity, and wider narratives of border security, consumerism,
and western exceptionalism. Drawing on depictions of trafficking in
entertainment and news media, awareness campaigns, and government
reports in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of
America, this book will be of interest to criminologists, political
scientists, sociologists, and those engaged with human rights
activism and the politics of international justice
A misfit Irish-but-not-Catholic girl from Cleveland's west side
mixes quirk with sophistication and a wee bit o' sex in her
wonderfully exuberant and outlandish look on life.
Are claims of Massachusetts's special and instructive place in
American history and politics justified? Alternately described as a
"city upon a hill" and "an organized system of hatreds,"
Massachusetts politics has indisputably exerted an outsized pull on
the national stage. The Commonwealth's leaders often argue for the
state's distinct position within the union, citing its proud
abolitionist history and its status as a policy leader on health
care, gay marriage, and transgender rights, not to mention its
fertile soil for budding national politicians. Detractors point to
the state's busing crisis, sky high levels of economic inequality,
and mixed support for undocumented immigrants.The Politics of
Massachusetts Exceptionalism tackles these tensions, offering a
collection of essays from public policy experts that address the
state's noteworthy contributions to the nation's political history.
This is a much-needed volume for Massachusetts policymakers,
journalists, and community leaders, as well as those learning about
political power at the state level, inside and outside of the
classroom. Contributors include the editors as well as Maurice T.
Cunningham, Lawrence Friedman, Shannon Jenkins, Luis F. Jiménez,
and Peter Ubertaccio.
Are claims of Massachusetts's special and instructive place in
American history and politics justified? Alternately described as a
"city upon a hill" and "an organized system of hatreds,"
Massachusetts politics has indisputably exerted an outsized pull on
the national stage. The Commonwealth's leaders often argue for the
state's distinct position within the union, citing its proud
abolitionist history and its status as a policy leader on health
care, gay marriage, and transgender rights, not to mention its
fertile soil for budding national politicians. Detractors point to
the state's busing crisis, sky high levels of economic inequality,
and mixed support for undocumented immigrants.The Politics of
Massachusetts Exceptionalism tackles these tensions, offering a
collection of essays from public policy experts that address the
state's noteworthy contributions to the nation's political history.
This is a much-needed volume for Massachusetts policymakers,
journalists, and community leaders, as well as those learning about
political power at the state level, inside and outside of the
classroom. Contributors include the editors as well as Maurice T.
Cunningham, Lawrence Friedman, Shannon Jenkins, Luis F. Jimenez,
and Peter Ubertaccio.
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