Obsessions of a ShowwomanCultural politics in women's performance art. This book uses the work of British live artist and Showwoman Marisa Carnesky to showcase women working in radical ways. The term "Showwoman" introduces a new identitya performer who does not control or exploit others but opens up a possibility for collaboration that enables shared experience. As Obsessions of a Showwoman explores this concept, it traces a trajectory of incredible and weird women at work,