Queer my Query

In the case of burlesque, the power relationships as work between performer and spectator were much more complex than the terms “display” and “scopic desire” suggest. Desire always entails a partial relinquishing of power to that which is desired. The spectator might feel his position as a customer establishes him as the party for whose benefit the performance is staged, but it is the performer who controls what is offered.

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