Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170) and index.
About the Author
Jessica Glasscock received her M.A. in Visual Culture at New York University and has worked for the ACLU's Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom Projects. She has published articles on Cindy Sherman, Rei Kawakubo, Vivienne Westwood, and the history of burlesque.
Table of Contents
In the beginning, or, Those prudish Victorians -- The naked and the nude, or, How to get practically naked in under two decades -- A pretty girl is like a melody, or, A pretty girl is like box office gold -- Burlesque on Broadway, or, The rise and fall of the Brothers Minksy -- Classic striptease, or, Big names, bigger breasts