Driven to supplement her meager income as a novice photographer, Juliana Beasley embarked on an eight-year odyssey as a professional lap dancer. From New York to Reno, Beasley worked in over two dozen strip clubs, dancing for twenty dollars a song. She experienced the full spectrum of the profession: flexible schedules and industry camaraderie, alongside emotional exhaustion and an arrest for prostitution. Through her striking photographs and interviews, Beasley acts as a modern-day Virgil, guiding us through the erotic dance circuit. She details its ruthless economic underpinnings and the intimate, anonymous currency shared between dancer and customer. Ultimately, Beasley exposes how a world once considered society’s fringe now reflects mainstream culture's evolving definitions of sexuality, capitalism, gender politics, and even love.
Title: Lapdancer Publisher: Powerhouse Language: English Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket Condition: N/A Edition: First Edition Run: N/A Size: 27 x 22 cm Pages: 160
