From 1972 to 1975, Susan Meiselas spent her summers photographing and interviewing women who performed striptease for smalltown carnivals in New England, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. As she followed the girl shows from town to town, she portrayed the dancers on stage and off, photographing their public performances as well as their private lives. She also taped interviews with the dancers, their boyfriends, the show managers and paying customers. Meiselas' frank description of the lives of these women brought a hidden world to public attention. Produced during the early years of the women's movement, Carnival Strippers reflects the struggle for identity and self-esteem that characterized a complex era of change. This revised edition contains a new selection of Meiselas' black-and-white photographs together with the original interview excerpts. Additionally, an audio CD featuring a collage of participants' voices and a 1977 interview with the photographer are included. Essays by Sylvia Wolf and Deirdre English reflect on the importance of this body of work within the history of photography and the history of feminism.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Steidl Gmbh & Co. Ohg
ISBN-10
3882439548
ISBN-13
9783882439540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5945977
Product Key Features
Book Title
Carnival Strippers
Author
Susan Meiselas, Deirdre English
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Individual Photographers / General, Special Interest / Amusement & Theme Parks
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Photography, Travel
Number of Pages
164 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
11.1in
Item Weight
43.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Tr647
Grade from
College Freshman
Grade to
Up
Edition Number
2
Text by
Wolf, Sylvia
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-268216
Dewey Decimal
792.7
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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