Graduation Year
2023
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Anthropology
Reader 1
Lara Deeb
Reader 2
Kevin Williamson
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Abstract
As heels dance establishes itself particularly as a recreational activity, I am interested in the social and theoretical implications behind its growing popularity. Recreational heels dance occupies an ambiguous place in discussions of representation, gaze, and audience. In this thesis paper I investigate three guiding questions about recreational heels dance: How does a heels dance class function as a social grouping and what does it offer practitioners as a leisure activity? How is the body engaged and related to by practitioners in a heels dance class? Is heels dance truly an empowering practice, and what does empowerment mean in context?
Recommended Citation
Melsheimer, Isabella, "Sexual Heeling: Embodying Recreational Heels Dance" (2023). Scripps Senior Theses. 2056.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2056
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
