Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Preface: Revelations and Disidentification xiii
4. Introduction: Definitions and Methodologies 1
5. 1. Burlesque as Popular Performance: MsTickle’s Explicit Body as Palimpsest 54
6. 2. Burlesque as Monster/Beauty: Beautiful Monsters and the Monstrosity of Beauty in Dita Von Teese 72
7. 3. Burlesque as Unruly: Dirty Martini and the Political Efficacy of an Invisible Wink 94
8. 4. Burlesque as Pretty/Funny: The Comedic Stylings of Little Brooklyn’s Burlesquing Burlesque 118
9. 5. Burlesque as Parodic Pageantry: The Agitprop Theatrics of Bambi the Mermaid’s Miss Coney Island Pageant 147
10. 6. Burlesque as Camp: Gender Becoming in World Famous *BOB*’s “One Man Show” 170
11. 7. Burlesque as Revolution: The Ridiculous Theatre of Julie Atlas Muz 193
12. Conclusion: Nasty Women and Female Chauvinist Pigs 226
13. Acknowledgments 233
14. Notes 237
15. Bibliography 265
16. Index 277