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Author:   Judith Lynne Hanna
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9780292735767

ISBN 10:   0292735766
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   01 May 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Prelude: Sparks Fly: Church and State Conflict Chapter 1: Scripture and Hostility to Exotic Dance Chapter 2: Fighting Exotic Dance: Call to War Chapter 3: Target of Attack: Striptease 101 or Seduction by the Devil Chapter 4: Nudity, Touch, and Sex: Marginal or Mainstream? Chapter 5: Rottweilers Lock Their Jaws: Bench Trials Chapter 6: Shooting Nude Crotches: Jury Trials Chapter 7: Exotic Dancers and Labor: Need to be Saved? Chapter 8: Christian Right Claims Club Crime: Where Are the Bodies? Chapter 9: Stripping Your First Amendment and More Appendices 1. Exotic Dance 2. Comparison 3. Exotic Dance Criteria for Serious Artistic Merit 4. Nudity in Exotic Dance 5. Messages of Physical Distance 6. Expressive Contact in Exotic Dance 7. Contact in Social Dance: Lap Dance Heritage 8. Exotic Dance Patrons 9. Judith Lynne Hanna's Exotic Dance Expert Witness Court Testimony 10. Jurisdictions that Attack Exotic Dance 11. Key Christian Right Political Activists and Revenue in the News, 1995-2010 12. Arsenal of a Segment of the Politically Active Christian Right 13. Reality and Myth: What Neighbors Say about Exotic Dance Clubs 14. Protection under the Constitution of the United States of America References Index

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Naked Truth is a riveting combination of news stories, fascinating anecdote, articulate analysis, and lessons in our living Constitution...Whether you're interested in stripping as an art form (with a long and complex history), as the focus of a long series of Constitutional cases (which Hanna describes in entertaining fashion), or as a case study in the rise of organized religious activism (Roe v Wade, anyone?), you'll find this book an enjoyable, thought-provoking read. -- Dr. Marty Klein Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality Though her book has plenty of appendices and footnotes, it also has news stories and anecdotes, and descriptions of her testimonies in court. It is entertaining, but it is also a serious examination of how activists are trying to use sexual regulation in order to limit entertainment and enforce morality along church guidelines...Her bright, detailed, and engrossing book strongly supports free expression and shows that it makes no difference if that expression involves bodily movement, sexuality, or fantasy. -- Rob Hardy The Commercial Dispatch

Naked Truth: Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right is an important book, and when dissected is intriguing and worth engaging with. Hanna's book provides new insights into the legal challenges facing the exotic dance industry, as well as the religious underpinnings of its opposition, which despite apparent international differences, is useful when thinking about social constructions of exotic dance and other sex-work outside of the USA. - Rachela Colosi, Women's Studies International Forum

"""...Naked Truth: Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right is an important book, and when dissected is intriguing and worth engaging with. Hanna's book provides new insights into the legal challenges facing the exotic dance industry, as well as the religious underpinnings of its opposition, which despite apparent international differences, is useful when thinking about social constructions of exotic dance and other sex-work outside of the USA."" - Rachela Colosi, Women's Studies International Forum ""Naked Truth is a riveting combination of news stories, fascinating anecdote, articulate analysis, and lessons in our living Constitution. It's also a chilling expose of exactly how Christian Right activists are using the issue of sexual regulation to undermine democracy and the separation of church and state... Whether you're interested in stripping as an art form (with a long and complex history), as the focus of a long series of Constitutional cases (which Hanna describes in entertaining fashion), or as a case study in the rise of organized religious activism (Roe v Wade, anyone?), you'll find this book an enjoyable, thought-provoking read.""--Dr. Marty Klein, Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality"

...Naked Truth: Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right is an important book, and when dissected is intriguing and worth engaging with. Hanna's book provides new insights into the legal challenges facing the exotic dance industry, as well as the religious underpinnings of its opposition, which despite apparent international differences, is useful when thinking about social constructions of exotic dance and other sex-work outside of the USA. - Rachela Colosi, Women's Studies International Forum Naked Truth is a riveting combination of news stories, fascinating anecdote, articulate analysis, and lessons in our living Constitution. It's also a chilling expose of exactly how Christian Right activists are using the issue of sexual regulation to undermine democracy and the separation of church and state... Whether you're interested in stripping as an art form (with a long and complex history), as the focus of a long series of Constitutional cases (which Hanna describes in entertaining fashion), or as a case study in the rise of organized religious activism (Roe v Wade, anyone?), you'll find this book an enjoyable, thought-provoking read. --Dr. Marty Klein, Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality

Author Information

A leading dance scholar and critic who has served as an expert court witness in more than one hundred exotic dance cases nationwide, Judith Lynne Hanna is Affiliate Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland. She has written hundreds of articles and numerous books, including To Dance Is Human: A Theory of Nonverbal Communication; The Performer-Audience Connection; Dance, Sex, and Gender; Dancing for Health: Conquering and Preventing Stress; and Partnering Dance and Education.

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