Laughing It Off: Neo-burlesque striptease and the case of the Sexual Overtones as a theatre of resistance
This article examines humour expressed through body language within the context of the neo-burlesque theatre group Sexual Overtones. By analyzing various techniques, including the use of parody, exaggeration, costumes and make-up, it considers the ways in which bodily humour operates within counter-...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repository: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/33235 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11441/33235 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Neo-burlesque Bodily humour Gender and sexuality Resistance Counter-hegemony Neo-burlesco Humor corporal Género y sexualidad Resistencia Contrahegemonía |
| Summary: | This article examines humour expressed through body language within the context of the neo-burlesque theatre group Sexual Overtones. By analyzing various techniques, including the use of parody, exaggeration, costumes and make-up, it considers the ways in which bodily humour operates within counter-hegemonic resistances through the use of pleasure, biopower and performances of new subjectivities. Nonetheless, it argues that neo-burlesque’s continued focus on bodily display and objectification set parameters on the types of resistances that can unfold. |
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