Pole Dancing, Empowerment and Embodiment

Holland, Samantha

doi:10.1057/9780230290433

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“…More specifically, ballet is unique in terms of the control, competition and challenge required in the dancers’ daily rehearsals and due to its intense physicality and occupational culture (Aalten, 2007; Forsyth and Kolenda, 1966). Governed by specific norms and regimes, the agency of ballet dancers appears to be significantly restricted by the power of the self, other agents, professional garments, the gaze and mirrors, choreography, space, the audience and occupational traditions (Barnes, 2000; Holland, 2010). Hence, professional dancers appear to move in a continuous process of ‘dialogical or participative person-world making’ (Hosking, 2011: 62), as they constantly negotiate their own liberties at work in relation to each other and the surrounding culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dancing with the D-man: Exploring reflexive practices of relational leadership in ballet and ice hockey

Ryömä

Satama

2019

Leadership

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This paper explores relational leadership as a reflexive activity that comprises the subtle interplay between the verbal and bodily acts of people at work. Although the existing literature on collective leadership acknowledges various qualities of relational leadership, the latter's deeply reflexive nature has remained underexplored. By drawing on ethnographic research material from the two controversial; yet, surprisingly similar contexts of ballet and ice hockey, we set out to explore the fine-grained dynamics of the reflexive practices of relational leadership in greater detail. Based on our findings, we argue that relational leadership builds on a bundle of verbal and embodied reflexive practices, entwined with offstage and onstage power dynamics in the workplace. Consequently, our study calls for a more nuanced and bodily appreciative understanding of relational leadership in organisation studies in general.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dancing with the D-man: Exploring reflexive practices of relational leadership in ballet and ice hockey

Ryömä

Satama

2019

Leadership

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“…There is a growing literature on self-sexualizing behaviors in young women, such as heterosexual women publicly kissing each other at parties (Yost & McCarthy, 2012) and pole dancing for exercise (Holland, 2010). The research on male self-sexualization is considerably smaller.…”

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“…Indeed, the literature has generally taken the stance that sexualization of women is pervasive and damaging (Gill, 2003;Wolf, 1991), particularly in its relationship to self-objectification (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). Some authors (e.g., Holland, 2010), however, have argued that such self-sexualizing behaviors are empowering for women, even representing a third wave of feminism (Attwood, 2007). There is a growing literature suggesting that the media objectification of men is also increasing (e.g., Leit, Pope, & Gray, 2001) and that self-objectification is also harmful to men (Calogero, 2009;Choma et al, 2010;McKinley, 1998).…”

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Enjoyment of sexualization: is it different for men?

Visser

Sultani

Choma

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J Applied Social Pyschol

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We elucidated the Enjoyment of Sexualization (ES) construct in a sample of 206 female and 118 male undergraduate students. Our male ES Scale had high reliability, and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a univariate structure was appropriate for both men and women. ES added to the prediction of self‐esteem and number of sexual partners (but not body shame) after controlling for self‐objectification; gender did not moderate these relationships. The relationship between ES and number of sexual partners was moderated by attractiveness such that individuals who believed themselves to be more attractive had more sexual partners at high levels of ES. Furthermore, ES was distinguishable from the conceptually‐related self‐objectification construct with regard to Big Five personality. Finally, results suggested that ES might be less harmful than self‐objectification.

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“…The public tolerance of exotic dance, and the acceptance of exotic dancers in mainstream society, fluctuates greatly: some scholars have noted the recent influx of permissive attitudes towards individual sexualized behaviors such as exotic dancing, which may be viewed as “liberating” or “empowering” (Fenserstock, 2006; Holland, 2010; McNair, 2002). Anthropologist and dance scholar Judith Hanna describes exotic dance as a form of free expression, that should be viewed in the context of art, play and sexuality (Hanna, 2003), and concludes that exotic dance is a protected art form under the first amendment of free speech in the US (Hanna, 2005).…”

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The (non)use of alcohol in topless establishments: Protection for women or gender policing?

Anasti

2018

Sexualities

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This article considers current and proposed restrictions placed on the adult industry in Chicago in order to explore the attempts made through legislation to control legal forms of sex work, specifically exotic dancing and burlesque. I focus specifically on the recent debate within the city of Chicago as to whether or not alcohol should be allowed in places where women are topless. While exotic dance is often discussed as a type of exploitation and a cause of urban blight, burlesque is uniformly discussed as positive and empowering, which affects discussion around the introduction of alcohol into each respective club. I conclude by discussing the possibility that the differentiation between exotic dance and burlesque may be a false dichotomy, and that regulations need to be talked about in conjunction with individuals who work in these industries, instead of the assumption that politicians have the laborers’ best interests in mind.

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Pole Dancing, Empowerment and Embodiment

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Dancing with the D-man: Exploring reflexive practices of relational leadership in ballet and ice hockey

Dancing with the D-man: Exploring reflexive practices of relational leadership in ballet and ice hockey

Enjoyment of sexualization: is it different for men?

The (non)use of alcohol in topless establishments: Protection for women or gender policing?

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