Articles and postings about the feminist implications of burlesque

Wow, I just randomly came across this posting on the blog called CJAM-FM's Women's Radio Collective, "The Women's Radio Collective is a new initiative at CJAM 91.5 FM (Windsor-Detroit) that focuses on a wide range of female perspectives regarding news and music." which is about the contestation of gendered norms in neo-burlesque.
Their posting is called "Burlesque: Stripping away gendered norms", I have to say first that we did use some of the same 2nd-degree sources, such as the books The Happy Stripper: Pleasures and Politics (Jacki Willson), as well as Burlesque and the New Bump n' Grind (Michelle Baldwin)(there are not very many books available about neo-burlesque)... Hence why I canno't really consider it like a new input for my research... But I did find the fact
that, as femininist organisation (or, if not, at least one that seeks and values female perspectives), they endorse the performance of some neo-burlesque artists as subversive and challenging of the current feminine norms. They also did the link with Butler and the gender performance, which I consider comforting of my prior intuitions...

It was interesting to note that even back in its original days, burlesque was subversive and intimidating because of the frequent gender bending acts, as well as the upfront and non-timid sexuality of the female performers.

While we noted that the burlesque revival or neo-burlesque is probably most well known due to the popularity of Dita Von Teese, pin-up model, burlesque performer, and ex-wife of Marilyn Manson, there are a lot more subversive examples of the empowering nature of new burlesque.

We also talked about how new burlesque, with its primarily female audience, inverts the male gaze and celebrates the female body and women's own sexuality.

They mentionned about the troupe Skin Tight Outta Sight, as well as the performer Roxi Dlite which, interestingly, I had the opportunity to see last year at the Toronto Burlesque Festival... Which I will for sure attend again this year! As well, they links to articles discussing the feminist implications of burlesque, which, despite the fact that they are not academic ressources, are interesting for me to compile (and investigate from which source the discourse emerged)...

Can burlesque be feminist?

Burlesque Comeback Tries to Dance With Feminism

Now, what is my purpose in keeping on researching neo-burlesque and its challenging of the gendered norms? Well, someone needs to explain it to the marketers now, which only see in burlesque it's aesthetic aspect - just think about the video Circus by Britney Spears.