{"product_id":"dancing-naked-in-the-material-world-9780879757373","title":"Dancing Naked in the Material World","description":"\u003cp\u003eDancing Naked in the Material World  a unique and illuminating photo-documentary  allows us to look beyond the exotic  sometimes grimy surface of the world of striptease and into the lives of the women who perform there. The dancers  whose humanity and intelligence is graciously depicted in Marilyn Futtermans brilliant black-and-white photographs  describe in their own words how they feel about themselves  their marginal profession  and the men who support it. How does such a sexual  competitive occupation affect the self-esteem of these women? What are their fears  hopes  and ambitions? Futterman  after deciding to do a photographic series on strippers  became a waitress in one of the clubs in Atlanta  Georgia. Working with and interviewing the dancers enabled her to better understand their diverse and complex lives. She witnessed first-hand the strippers working environment  the people met there  and the relationships between the women. Men go to these clubs seeking fantasy for a dollar with no threat of intimacy. And the women achieve a kind of emotional fulfillment that is remarkably harder to find outside the doors of the club. Dancing Nakeds poignant depiction of this odd social contract is important cultural history  vivid autobiography  and beautiful photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652284473397,"sku":"ByrdShop_087975737X","price":283.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780879757373.jpg?v=1781850582","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dancing-naked-in-the-material-world-9780879757373","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}