Negotiating myself: The impact of studying female exotic dancers on a feminist researcher

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-162

  Wesely, Jennifer K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic dancers; Feminist methods; Identity; Lived experiences; Objectification; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646227936     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800405282791     Document Type: Article

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