Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor

Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry explores the evolution of fire dancing from informal community jam sessions...
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Author: Tiffany Rae Pollock
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Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor by Pollock, Tiffany Rae

Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor

$97.29

Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect, and Labor

$97.29
Author: Tiffany Rae Pollock
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry explores the evolution of fire dancing from informal community jam sessions into the iconic, tourist-oriented performances at beach parties and bars, through a close consideration of the role of affect in the lives of fire dancers in the ever-changing scene.

Rather than pursuing the common notion that tourism industries are exploitative enterprises that oppress workers, Tiffany Rae Pollock centers the perspectives of fire artists themselves, who view the industry as simultaneously generative and destructive. Dancers reveal how they employ affect to navigate their lives, art, and labor in this context, showcasing how affect is not only a force that acts on people but also is used and shaped by social actors toward their own ends. Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry highlights men as affective laborers, investigating how they manage the eroticization of their identities and the intersections of art and labor in tourist economies. Exploring moments of performance and everyday life, Pollock examines how fire artists reimagine their labor, lives, and communities in Thailand's tourism industry.



Author: Tiffany Rae Pollock
Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
Published: 05/15/2024
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781501774935

About the Author

Tiffany Rae Pollock works at York University in research administration. This is her first book.


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