{"product_id":"playing-the-supporting-role","title":"Playing the Supporting Role","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrippers may be the main attraction of strip clubs, but their work is bolstered by people who are rarely meaningfully considered: those who organize, supervise, manage, or coordinate the labour of erotic dancers, including managers, bouncers, and disc jockeys. \u003ci\u003ePlaying the Supporting Role\u003c\/i\u003e contends it is essential to explore the managerial layer in order to have a comprehensive understanding of the power relations and working conditions in the erotic dance sector – and, consequently, distinguish banal or beneficial from unfair or exploitative sex-industry labour practices. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing primarily on third parties in the erotic dance sector, this book examines who these individuals are; how they manage clients, workers, security, and stigma; the services and resources they provide; and, in turn, strippers’ experiences and perceptions of these practices. Through qualitative interview data with third parties and strippers from two Ontario cities, \u003ci\u003ePlaying the Supporting Role\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately advances an understanding of third-party work as gendered, classed, and racialized occupational performance in a stigmatized labour sector that is simultaneously over- and under-regulated. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Tuulia Law","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575265525942,"sku":"9781487548940","price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781487548940.jpg?v=1727457245","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/playing-the-supporting-role","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}