With the use of participant observation in classes and indepth qualitative interviews with women who take these classes, as well as women who teach them, i explore what these types of class mean to these women, how pole dancing classes fit into contemporary feminist debates around the nature of and the future of feminism, and the pressures and. I discuss pole dance from a recreational perspective as a student and instructor. Similar to the pole dancers or other physically active women liberation and empowerment mean different things to different feminists. From pole dancing lessons to baking cupcakes, modern woman thinks she can do it all. Kerrys new book femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing is due to. I neither represent nor disparage the exotic industry, but i also dont have enough information to comment on it. I neither represent nor disparage the exotic industry but i also dont have enough information to comment on it. Kerrys book femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing 2015 explores the phenomenon of pole dancing as an increasingly popular fitness and leisure activity for women, taught in health and fitness clubs across the country. Recreational pole dancing classes are set up like any other exercise or dance. How the new feminism went wrong books the guardian. Recreational pole dancing sheffield hallam university. I dont believe a feminist world view requires me to unsubscribe from that. A safer space for respectful, cooperative feminism minded discussion, including its intersections.
Germaine greers freethinking female eunuch has been replaced by. Why pole dancing is not only sexy, but deeply empowering. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing 1st. I am not shaming women who pole dance, post nudes, or strip i want to look truthfully at how these. This flagship discipline includes artistic elements but is based more heavily on athleticism and technical merit, and judged by an original code of. As academic kerry griffiths notes in her publication, femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing by kerry griffiths, 97818791589, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Pole dancing was born in the strip club a place that exists solely to exploit women for male pleasure. Sirc research fellow, dr kerry griffiths, has spent five years researching the phenomenon of pole dancing as an increasingly popular fitness and leisure activity for women. Mcgillqueens pressmqup, london, 1992 and a liberated individual who is empowered by feminine practices see paglia 1990. I learned a few key things in the course of that program one was that these women were incredibly strong and fantastically artistic, and the other was that their confidence and. A discourse analysis of participants talk identified an ideological dilemma of feminism versus femininity, a contemporary reworking of longstanding constructions of feminism and femininity as mutually exclusive.
Taking an ethnographic approach, this article examines how pole is taught and embodied within pole studios. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing by. Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered on a vertical pole. Pole dancing in america has, until recent years, only really been done in the context of strip clubs a very raunchy, objectifying setting. Despite campaigns to educate and increase awareness, discrimination continues to be a deeprooted problem in sport. Using empirical research, the book uncovers the stories and experiences of the women who participate in these classes, and examines what the mainstreaming of this type of.
International pole sports federation wikimili, the free. Shop our expansive variety of griffiths english available for buying today. Apr 28, 2016 read book online now femininity feminism and recreational pole dancing routledge research in sport culture. Generation xers, born in the 1960s and 70s in the developed world, came of age in a mediasaturated, diverse world. Exploring feminist dilemmas through cooperative inquiry research. Buy femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing by kerry griffiths from waterstones today. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing core. Whether you like it or not, pole dancing perpetuates sexism. Can i pole dance my way to becoming j lo in hustlers. This book provides an international, interdisciplinary and critical discussion of various forms of discrimination in sport today, with contributions from worldleading academics and highprofile campaigners. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing 1st edition. My perspective on pole dance is recreational as a student and instructor. In this paper, we examine how the recreational pole dancing industry portrays itself to potential customers via an examination of the websites of 15 major pole dancing studios in australia. The third wave of feminism emerged in the mid1990s.
A black feminist approach to recreational pole dancing. Although theories abound as to its origin, they seem to agree that its roots probably date back centuries, according to the scholarly tome femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing. Kerrys new book femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing is due to be published by routledge in december 2015. Exploring feminist dilemmas through cooperative inquiry research show all authors.
It moves beyond previous debates surrounding the empowering or degrading nature of pole dancing classes, and instead explores the complexities of these concepts and highlights that women participating in this practice cannot be seen as one dimensional. In femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing, author kerry griffiths traces the development of the sports association with burlesque and striptease to the hoochie coochie dancers of the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the use of participant observation in classes and indepth qualitative interviews with women who take these classes, as well as women who teach them, i explore what these types of class mean to these women, how pole dancing. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing by kerry. Yet dance would appear to be a natural starting point. A black feminist approach is best exemplified by the combahee river collective manifesto 1986, which centers its commitment to combat major interlocking systems of oppression, like racism, heterosexism, and classism, to create a. This study takes a feminist poststructuralist approach to the investigation of this topic through. I neither represent nor disparage the exotic industry but i also dont have enough information to. Pole studios stand at the nexus of the expansion of pole dance from the field of adult. Deputy lifestyle editor sinead corcoran tries her hand at pole dancing, in a quest to get jennifer lopezs hustler. This performance art form takes place not only in gentlemans clubs as erotic dance, but has also recently gained popularity as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced by many enthusiasts in gyms and in dedicated dance studios. A discursive investigation of the reinvention of pole dancing as a recreational activity.
In some ways, however, thirdwave feminism can be viewed as a reaction to the positions and unfinished work. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing routledge. Pole dancing as a sport differs from pole dancing as a recreation as recreational pole dancing is undertaken mainly for enjoyment rather than fitness. Im a pole dancer, and a proud feminist role reboot. Nov 26, 2015 profile of kerry griffiths, author of femininity, feminism recreational pole dancing. This book explores the phenomenon of pole dancing as an increasingly popular fitness and leisure activity for women.
How todays polers are turning feminism upside down. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing routledge research in sport, culture and society 97818791589. This was my first introduction to pole dance as a recreational activity. Kerry griffiths is the author of femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing 0. Author of femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing 2015. But there is also a time for calling out the leaders of the toxic feminine those women who perpetuate harmful imagery and claim it is empowering. The double entanglement and a new sexual contract for women. Is protecting pole dancing more important than protecting women s lives. Pdf pole dance and fitness download full pdf book download. Profile of kerry griffiths, author of femininity, feminism recreational pole dancing. Aug 05, 2019 read the people have never stopped dancing native american modern dance histories ebook free. Pole dance fitness is a guide to performing the best pole dance exercises to create one intense workout. Pole dancing allows women to shed the shame of this femininity, and in turn project the confidence, passion, and overarching empowerment that.
This thesis explores the current trend for pole dancing as an increasingly popular. Feminism and pole dance have many different interpretations and mean different things to different people. When we think pole dance, we automatically think booty popping and grinding. Elvis presley was not first pole dancer in history. Kerry griffiths author of femininity, feminism and recreational. Poles apart women negotiating feminity and feminism in. Poles apart women negotiating feminity and feminism in the fitness.
Womens studies international forum neoliberal feminism archive. Apr 01, 2015 feminism and pole dance have many interpretations and mean different things to different people. Read the people have never stopped dancing native american modern dance histories ebook free. While much feminist academic work has investigated aspects of the sex industry, such as stripping, very little research has been conducted into this recent social phenomenon of pole dancing as a recreational activity.
Pole dancing is shown to be a practice in which female identities are negotiated, performed and enacted and this book positions pole dancing as an activity which both reinforces but also presents some challenge to ideas of feminism and femininity for the women that participate. This is not something the womens movement needs to take back its something we need to put an end to. In particular, we examine the tensions between the ways in which pole dancing trades on its erotic associations and develops its. By using a black feminist approach to pole dancing, this study examines pole dancing through an intersectional lens that looks at the multidimensional racial and gendered construction of black women.
Are we empowered by pole dance how todays polers are turning. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing book2look. One type of feminism, often called liberal feminism, fights. In this view, engaging in practices of sexualised culture such as recreational poledancing gives women an opportunity to. Read femininity feminism and recreational pole dancing. Read book online now femininity feminism and recreational pole dancing routledge research in sport culture.
In addition, this paper offers a morenuanced understanding of the relationship between women of color and recreational pole dancing. Are we empowered by pole dance how todays polers are. Using empirical research, the book uncovers the stories and. Dec 09, 2014 feminism and pole dance have many different interpretations and mean different things to different people. The physiological and metabolic demand of a 60minute class.
Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing kerry. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing explores the construction, negotiation and presentation of a gendered and classed identity and self through participation in pole dancing, the meaning of pole dancing as a fitness practice for women, and the concepts of community and friendship as developed through classes. A black feminist approach to recreational pole dancing brianna. Mar 10, 2010 femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing. This book provides an international, interdisciplinary and critical discussion of various forms of discrimination in sport today, with contributions from worldleading academics and hi. Pole fitness classes take the activity out of the lap dancing club setting and into a health and fitness arena, removing the performance to an. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing in. In this article, we study pole dancing as a potential site of feminist. Amateur and professional pole dancing competitions are held in countries around the world. It moves beyond previous debates surrounding the empowering or degrading nature of pole dancing classes, and instead explores the. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Included are detailed exercise sets to create your own. Whether you like it or not, pole dancing perpetuates. Can feeling sexy in fitness class lead to body confidence. Investigation of the reinvention of pole dancing as a recreational activity. Empowering feminine sexuality and reclaiming feminist emancipation. Theology, ethics and transcendence in sports on apple books. Whilst undertaking pole class, students will learn a variety of different ways to use the pole to execute spins, tricks, climbs and hangs. Sep 11, 2014 feminism and pole dance have many different interpretations and mean different things to different people. For example, studies of women taking poledancing classes found that they felt a sense of confidence and achievement from successfully performing sexy moves e. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing book. Femininity, feminism and recreational pole dancing. Griffiths english for sale gamer equipment for sale. This thesis explores the current trend for pole dancing as an increasingly popular fitness activity for women, taught in health and fitness clubs across the country. Some feminist authors have this mindset, and are very critical of pole dancing in their writing e.
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