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Unequal desires : race and erotic capital in the stripping industry /

Explores the intersections of race, class, and gender in U.S.-based sex work, focusing on the experiences of African-American and Latina women in the exotic dance industry, using a case study analysis of two dance clubs in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York, and a lesbian club in Oakland, California.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brooks, Siobhan, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History of desire industries in New York City : burlesque, the public sphere, and the construction of morality
  • Marketing desire and geographic coding in the Bronx
  • Race, exchange, and cultural capital
  • Same-sex desire : race, class, and gender performance
  • Reproducing cyber desire : the role of technology and desire industries
  • Labor stratification in desire industries : colorism, citizenship, and erotic capital
  • Conclusion: Race versus taste : symbolic racism in the post-civil rights era.