La danse érotique comme métier à l’ère de la vente de soi

Abstract

L’article s’interroge sur la danse érotique comme forme de travail dans le domaine des services sexuels et comme forme de consommation livrant les danseuses au regard réifiant des clients. Une étude empirique menée auprès de vingt-quatre danseuses érotiques permet de dégager que celles-ci sont moins affectées par le regard réifiant du client attisé par le désir que par son mépris, qui reconduit la morale dominante sur cette forme de travail.

Licensed or Licentious? Examining Regulatory Discussions of Stripping in Ontario

“…In keeping with the observations of Bruckert and Parent ( 2007 ), Lewis ( 2000 ), and Bouclin ( 2006Bouclin ( , 2009, dancers (who had completed their own surveys) espoused diverging perspectives. With regard to the no-touching bylaw, their opinions ranged from "Dancers are comfortable enough to say whether they want contact or not, we are not animals or children" to "touching leads directly to prostitution" (MLS 2012b , 41-43).…”

“…In spite of these intersecting discourses of prostitution, immorality, crime, harm, and trafficking, Jones et al (2003) have observed a diversity of opinions about strip clubs, some of which view of them as part of the local economy (see also Hanna 2005). Bruckert and Parent (2007) note that even strippers have been divided on the issue of lap dancing: some found it lucrative and felt in control, while others framed it as prostitution and as such a threat to their wellbeing, sexual health, and physical security (see also Bouclin 2004, 2006; Lewis 2000). Lewis and Shaver’s (2006) description of erotic dance as existing in a context of precarious tolerance is then perhaps the most accurate.…”