Dancing for Dollars and Paying for Love

DANIELLE EGAN is Assistant Professor of Sociology at St. Lawrence University, USA. Her work has appeared in journals such as Critical Sociology, Body and Society and Sexualities.

Foreword Introduction: Dancing for Dollars and Paying for Love Ending Up In A Place Like This: Mapping the Social Cartographies of the Clubs Inside and Outside the Exotic Dance Club: Subjective Modalities and Their Slippage 'I am a Dancer and a Feminist': Liminal Experiences and Feminist Empowerment Desiring Subjects and Fantasy Objects: Exploring Lack and Power Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Regulars, Love and Masochism Conclusion: What We Can Learn from Exotic Dancers Appendix: Methodology End Notes Bibliography