Stripping (away) the stereotype: race, culture, and gender in neo-burlesque performance

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Alyssa McNeil Haney (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Jill Green

Abstract: This project explores issues of performing the "exotic Other" in neo-burlesque dance. Using the examples of performers Dita Von Teese's "Opium Den," Jett Adore's "Zorro," and Calamity Chang's "Hello Kitty" acts, questions regarding racial stereotypes, cultural appropriation, subversion, and agency in neo-burlesque are explored, probing the complexity of multi-layered performances of gender, culture, and race.

Additional Information

Publication
Thesis
Language: English
Date: 2015
Keywords
Burlesque, Gender, Race
Subjects
Burlesque (Theater) $x Social aspects
Striptease $x Social aspects

Email this document to