Bad girls, dirty bodies : sex, performance and safe femininity / Gemma Commane.

Author
Commane, Gemma [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Description
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Library of gender and popular culture [More in this series]
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What makes a woman 'bad' is commonly linked to certain 'qualities' or behaviours seen as morally or socially corrosive, dirty and disgusting. In Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies, Gemma Commane critically explores the social, sexual and political significance of women who are labelled 'bad,' sluts or dirty. Through a variety of case studies drawn from qualitative and original ethnographic research, she argues that 'bad girls' disrupt heterosexual normativity and contribute new embodied knowledge. From neo-burlesque, sex-positive and queer performance art, to explicit entertainment and areas of popular culture; Commane situates 'bad' women as sites of power, possibility and success. The case studies (for example, Rockbitch, Empress Stah, RubberDoll and others) offer an important insight into a history, where alternative women and femininities have continued a legacy of challenging societal expectations surrounding what makes a good/bad woman. Significantly, Commane develops a much-needed unpicking of the issues generated by women who are complicit in the subjugation, policing and marginalization of 'other' women, both in popular culture and in sites of subcultural resistance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 2 April 2021).
ISBN
9781350117365
OCLC
1246166442
Doi
  • 10.5040/9781350117365
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