Rachel Shteir is the author of the awardwinning "Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show" and "Gypsy: The Art of the Tease. "Her writing has appeared in "The New York Times, Slate, The Guardian, Playboy, "the "Los Angeles Times, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, " and elsewhere. She is an associate professor and the head of the BFA program in criticism and dramaturgy at the Theatre School at DePaul University.
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Author Rachel Shteir [presents] a complex view of shoplifting in
her richly researched, dry-witted book. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Tantalizing enough that you'll not to want to put the book down
especially if you're inclined to lift it. NPR
" "Intelligent [Shteir] captures her subject from every angle. NEW
YORK TIMES
" "Eye-opening and unnerving. THE DAILY BEAST
A serious study of shoplifting Shteir is an expert at exploring
cultural phenomena previously ignored by academia CHICAGO
Magazine
Shteir s fascination for the topic and sense of humor are
infectious, and make her history of this curious, understudied
crime compulsively readable. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred)"
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