Neon Wasteland: On Love, Motherhood, and Sex Work in a Rust Belt Town
Susan Dewey
Abstract
This book examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated “rust belt” of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, the book shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Neither disparaging nor romanticizing the book's subjects, this text investigates the complicated dynamic of performance, resilience, economic need, and emotional vulnerability that comprises the life of a stripper. An accessibly written text that uses academic theories ... More
Keywords: topless dancers, rust belt, upstate New York, women, motherhood, fidelity, performance, economic need, stripper, sex work
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520266902 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: May 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520266902.001.0001 |
