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Bibliography

 

Books for further reading:

 

(Please support your local independent bookseller whenever possible. Anthology New & Used Books in Scranton, Pa is happy to take orders for any books it might not already have in stock.)

 

The Unembarrassed Muse: The Popular Arts in America. Russell Nye. Dial Press, New York. 1970.

The Happy Stripper: Pleasures & Politics of the New Burlesque.  Jacki Willson. I B Tauris. 2008.

New Burlesque. Katharina Bosse. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2004.

American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers. Marc Hartzman. Tarcher. 2006.

Freaks and Fire: The Underground Reinvention of Circus. J. Dee Hill. Soft Skull Press.  2005

No Applause Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous. Trav S.D.  Faber & Faber. 2005.

Horrible Prettiness: Burlesque and American Culture. Robert C. Allen.  The University of North Carolina Press. 1991. 

Striptease: From Gaslight to Spotlight. Jessica Glasscock. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2003.

Peep Show: Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists. Rachel Kramer Bussel. Cleis Press. 2009.

 

 

Magazines: 

HOBO Magazine: http://www.hobomagazine.com  

Steampunk Magazine:  http://www.steampunkmagazine.com

 

Blogs:

Travalanche by Trav S.D.: http://travsd.wordpress.com

San Francisco Burlessque Review: http://sfburlesque.blogspot.com

Tor.com:  http://www.tor.com

Brass Goggles:  http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog

Ministry of Burlesque: http://www.ministryofburlesque.com

 

Documentaries:

A Wink and a Smile: http://winkthemovie.com

Burlesque Undressed: http://www.immodestyblaize.com

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop: http://www.hoptzafilms.com/gogol.html

 

The Official YouTube of Amanda Palmer: http://www.youtube.com/user/amandapalmer

 

Etc.

AEther Emporium, a steampunk wiki: http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/Wiki

"Authority, Legitimacy, and Voice: Defining Steampunk" by Alexander Kraft (article) 

Listening:

 

Charisma Artist: http://www.charismaartist.com. Representing the quintessential music acts.

 

The Sepiachord Companion: 15-track steampunk anthology. (Devil's Ruin Records)

 

Live Wire Radio: Variety for the Ears. Vaudeville for the Mind. http://www.livewireradio.org

 

 

Look:

 

The Blight- Photography by Neil Girling:  http://theblight.net

 

Who Killed Amanda Palmer: Shooting the Shoots by B.D. Colen.

 

Steampunk Lab: http://www.steampunklab.com

 

 

 

Library of Congress collection

"Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment."

 

Additional Neo-Vaudeville Troupes

 

Dead Man's Carnival, Milwaukee: http://www.myspace.com/deadmanscarnival

 

Phyzgig: an annual celebration of the spirit of vaudeville held in late December in Portland, Maine: http://www.phyzgig.org

 

 

Clubs

The Burlesque & Cabaret Social Club, Dublin: http://www.burlesquecabaretsocialclub.com

 

Vaudeville, Cape Town 

Berlin Cabaret, Madrid