Tina H. Deshotels is a professor of sociology at the Jacksonville State University in Alabama.Craig J. Forsyth is a professor of sociology at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette.

Deshotels and Forsyth add to and deepen a host of scholarship showing how power changes based on context, while generously engaging with the literature on exotic dance throughout the book. [...] Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance adds to and synthesizes much of the literature on exotic dance to advance a multi-level theory of power that helps researchers and students better understand conflicting arguments about power and sex work. I recommend Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance to scholars of the sex industry and instructors teaching courses in women, gender, and sexuality studies, especially feminist theory.—Barton, B. (2022), 'Power and Stripping'. Symbolic Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.587

• 1. Introduction: Exotic Dancing and Power 2. Dancing with Power: Setting the Stage 3. You’re Sitting on A Gold Mine: Exotic Dancing and Power at the Micro Interactional Level of Analysis 4. Sex Rules: The Relationship Between Exotic Dancing, Organizational Rules and Workplace Culture5. McSexy: An Examination of How Market Forces and Cultural Images Impact Dancer Power6. The Next Stage: Power and Empowerment

Tina H. Deshotels is a professor of sociology at the Jacksonville State University in Alabama.Craig J. Forsyth is a professor of sociology at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette.

Deshotels and Forsyth add to and deepen a host of scholarship showing how power changes based on context, while generously engaging with the literature on exotic dance throughout the book. [...] Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance adds to and synthesizes much of the literature on exotic dance to advance a multi-level theory of power that helps researchers and students better understand conflicting arguments about power and sex work. I recommend Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance to scholars of the sex industry and instructors teaching courses in women, gender, and sexuality studies, especially feminist theory.—Barton, B. (2022), 'Power and Stripping'. Symbolic Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.587

• 1. Introduction: Exotic Dancing and Power 2. Dancing with Power: Setting the Stage 3. You’re Sitting on A Gold Mine: Exotic Dancing and Power at the Micro Interactional Level of Analysis 4. Sex Rules: The Relationship Between Exotic Dancing, Organizational Rules and Workplace Culture5. McSexy: An Examination of How Market Forces and Cultural Images Impact Dancer Power6. The Next Stage: Power and Empowerment