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Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies

by Gemma Commane

"What makes a woman 'bad' is commonly linked to certain 'qualities' or behaviours seen as morally or socially corrosive, dirty and disgusting. In Bad Girls, Dirty Bodies, Gemma Commane critically explores the social, sexual and political significance of women who are labelled 'bad,' sluts or dirty. Through a variety of case studies drawn from qualitative and original ethnographic research, she argues that 'bad girls' disrupt heterosexual normativity and contribute new embodied knowledge. From neo-burlesque, sex-positive and queer performance art, to explicit entertainment and areas of...

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