Sex Work Matters: Exploring Money, Power, and Intimacy in the Sex Industry
Editat de Melissa Hope Ditmore, Antonia Levy, Alys Willman Contribuţii de Mindy S. Bradley-Engen, Giulia Garofalo, Mashrur Shahid Hossain, Kerwin Kaye, Patty Kelly, Juline Koken, Barbara G. Brents, Rebecca Pates, Maggie O'Neill, Melissa Petro, Jane Pitcher, Daniel Schmidt, Jo Weldon, Carrie M. Hobbs, Kate Hausbeck, Anne Dölemeyer, Laura Mara Agustnen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 2010
The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores the topic in new ways, especially its cultural, economic and political dimensions. Readers weary of the sensational and often salacious treatment of the sex industry in the media and literature will find Sex Work Matters refreshing.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781848134348
ISBN-10: 1848134347
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1848134347
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction: Beyond the Sex in Sex Work - Alys Willman and Antonia Levy
Part I: Beyond Divides: New Frameworks for Understanding the Sex Industry
1. Sex Work Now: What the Blurring Boundaries around the Sex Industry Means for Sex Work, Research and Activism - Barbara G. Brents and Kathryn Hausbeck
2. The (Crying) Need for Different Kinds of Research - Laura Agustín
3. The Meaning of the Whore: How Feminist Theories on Prostitution Shape Research on Female Sex Workers - Juline A. Koken
Part II: Managing Multiple Roles
4. To Love, Honour, and Strip: An Investigation of Exotic Dancer Romantic Relationships - Mindy S. Bradley-Engen and Carrie M. Hobbs
5. Sex and the Unspoken in Male Street Prostitution - Kerwin Kaye
6. enforced ab/normalcy: the sexworker hijras and the (re)appropriation of s/he identity - Mashrur Shahid Hossain
Part III: Money and Sex
7. Let's Talk About Money - Alys Willman
8. Show Me the Money: A Sex Worker Reflects on Research into the Sex Industry - Jo Weldon
9. Selling Sex: Women's Participation in the Sex Industry - Melissa Petro
Part IV: Sex Work and the State
10. Pimping the Pueblo: State Regulated Commercial Sex in Neoliberal Mexico - Patty Kelly
11. Deviant Girls, Small-Scale Entrepreneurs and the Regulation of German Sex Workers - Anne Dölemeyer, Rebecca Pates, Daniel Schmidt
12. Sex Work, Communities and Public Policy in the UK - Maggie O'Neill and Jane Pitcher
Part V: Organizing Beyond Divides
13. Sex Workers' Rights Activism in Europe: Orientations from Brussels - Giulia Garofalo
Conclusion: Pushing Boundaries in Sex Work Activism and Research - Melissa Ditmore
Part I: Beyond Divides: New Frameworks for Understanding the Sex Industry
1. Sex Work Now: What the Blurring Boundaries around the Sex Industry Means for Sex Work, Research and Activism - Barbara G. Brents and Kathryn Hausbeck
2. The (Crying) Need for Different Kinds of Research - Laura Agustín
3. The Meaning of the Whore: How Feminist Theories on Prostitution Shape Research on Female Sex Workers - Juline A. Koken
Part II: Managing Multiple Roles
4. To Love, Honour, and Strip: An Investigation of Exotic Dancer Romantic Relationships - Mindy S. Bradley-Engen and Carrie M. Hobbs
5. Sex and the Unspoken in Male Street Prostitution - Kerwin Kaye
6. enforced ab/normalcy: the sexworker hijras and the (re)appropriation of s/he identity - Mashrur Shahid Hossain
Part III: Money and Sex
7. Let's Talk About Money - Alys Willman
8. Show Me the Money: A Sex Worker Reflects on Research into the Sex Industry - Jo Weldon
9. Selling Sex: Women's Participation in the Sex Industry - Melissa Petro
Part IV: Sex Work and the State
10. Pimping the Pueblo: State Regulated Commercial Sex in Neoliberal Mexico - Patty Kelly
11. Deviant Girls, Small-Scale Entrepreneurs and the Regulation of German Sex Workers - Anne Dölemeyer, Rebecca Pates, Daniel Schmidt
12. Sex Work, Communities and Public Policy in the UK - Maggie O'Neill and Jane Pitcher
Part V: Organizing Beyond Divides
13. Sex Workers' Rights Activism in Europe: Orientations from Brussels - Giulia Garofalo
Conclusion: Pushing Boundaries in Sex Work Activism and Research - Melissa Ditmore
Recenzii
This book makes a major contribution to understanding the everyday lives, experiences and perspectives of sex workers. It offers a rich body of evidence that shatters the myths that have gained purchase in policy debates in the UK and elsewhere. It should be essential reading for everyone working in this field - academics, practitioners and policy makers alike.
Ditmore et al. have put together a thought-provoking collection, showcasing provocative essays from sex workers and academics. The book eloquently makes the case for the need for activist and academic collaboration in sex work research, and answers that challenge with brilliance and brio. The gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down.
Sex Work Matters digs deep into the unexpected ways that sexual commerce is embedded in the global pleasure and leisure industries. It's an essential guide for anyone intrigued by how sex work is moving beyond the margins and into the center of the public square.
Sex Work Matters is destined to become a classic in its field, offering fresh new perspectives on romantic and economic taboos in the lives of sex workers. The future of research on erotic commerce depends on these powerful voices, informed arguments and timeless ideas.
Ditmore et al. have put together a thought-provoking collection, showcasing provocative essays from sex workers and academics. The book eloquently makes the case for the need for activist and academic collaboration in sex work research, and answers that challenge with brilliance and brio. The gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down.
Sex Work Matters digs deep into the unexpected ways that sexual commerce is embedded in the global pleasure and leisure industries. It's an essential guide for anyone intrigued by how sex work is moving beyond the margins and into the center of the public square.
Sex Work Matters is destined to become a classic in its field, offering fresh new perspectives on romantic and economic taboos in the lives of sex workers. The future of research on erotic commerce depends on these powerful voices, informed arguments and timeless ideas.