Neo-Burlesque: Striptease as Transformation
- Author: Sally, Lynn
Book
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Contents
- Preface: Revelations and Disidentification
- Introduction: Definitions and Methodologies
- 1 Burlesque as Popular Performance: MsTickle’s Explicit Body as Palimpsest
- 2 Burlesque as Monster/Beauty: Beautiful Monsters and the Monstrosity of Beauty in Dita Von Teese
- 3 Burlesque as Unruly: Dirty Martini and the Political Efficacy of an Invisible Wink
- 4 Burlesque as Pretty/Funny: The Comedic Stylings of Little Brooklyn’s Burlesquing Burlesque
- 5 Burlesque as Parodic Pageantry: The Agitprop Theatrics of Bambi the Mermaid’s Miss Coney Island Pageant
- 6 Burlesque as Camp: Gender Becoming in World Famous *BOB*’s “One Man Show”
- 7 Burlesque as Revolution: The Ridiculous Theatre of Julie Atlas Muz
- Conclusion: Nasty Women and Female Chauvinist Pigs
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index