HST 658 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Vivian Van Damm, Lisa Kron, Lower East Side
22 Jan 2018
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Lecture 6: performing sex/"sexiness": from strip shows to radical queer theatre. Connections: to previous knowledge of "vice" and vice districts; the rise and proliferation of nightclubs with a mix of dance floor, bar, and small performance space (strippers, singers, piano players, etc. Sexually explicit entertainment has been present in cities for centuries. What was on offer, where it was located, who could attend, and how much it cost to see the show has varied a great deal. The links between venues offering sexualized entertainment and forms of sex work have often been strong but it would not be correct to assume all, say, strip clubs or cabarets are "fronts" for prostitution. What i want to focus on with you today is the time period from the mid-1970s to the mid- Liepe levinson: chapter 1 "urban locations of desire: a tale of five cities," strip.
