Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers
“Makes an impressive contribution to the sociology of work and its intersection with sex and gender studies at the theoretical and applied levels. It is an excellent examples of the rich data and critical methodological insights that can emerge in the course of engaged field research.”-American Journal of Sociology,“The thrust of stripper scholarship is that both dancers and customers are more like your next-door neighbors. Someareyour next-door neighbors.”-Philadelphia Inquirer,“Strippedis a revealing book about a revealing (and controversial) trade that focuses on a philosophical clash between old—and new—school feminism.”-Courier-Journal,“Compelling. . . . This accessibly written, matter-of-fact book makes important contributions to what is known about the lives and experiences of the growing number of women who 'dance' naked for money. . . . Throughout, the author listens attentively to the shifting, insightful, diverse voices of women with whom she has a palpably respectful connection. Barton uses the complex picture that emerges to engage longstanding debates over the meanings of commodified femininity and sexuality.”-Choice,“Fascinating, insightful, and surprisingly balanced. This book will take you way beyond Hollywood's clichés and into the realities of stripping, and you'll emerge with a deeper understanding of the pleasures and the costs of being the object of male fantasies.”-Susan Bordo,author ofUnbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body