Negotiating sex work : unintended consequences of policy and activism / Carisa R. Showden and Samantha Majic, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Showden, Carisa Renae, editor.

Majic, Samantha, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--Government policy.

Prostitution.

Prostitutes--Political activity.

Prostitutes.

Prostitutes--Labor unions.

Labor unions.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

xl, 336 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2014]

Summary:

In Negotiating Sex Work, Carisa R. Showden and Samantha Majic present a series of essays that depict sex work as an issue far more complex than generally, perceived. Attitudes on sex work are primarily divided between those who consider that selling sexual acts is legitimate work and those who consider it a form of exploitation. Organized into three parts, Negotiating Sex Work rejects this either/or framework and offers instead-diverse and compelling contributions that aim to reframe these viewpoints. Part I addresses how knowledge about sex work and sex workers is generated. The next section explores how nations and political actors who claim to protect individuals in sex work often further marginalize them. Finally, Part III examines sex workers' own political-organizational efforts to combat laws and policies that deem them deviant, sinful, or total victims. A timely and necessary intervention into sex work debates, this volume challenges how policy makers and the broader public regard sex workers' capacity to advocate for their own interests. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Sex Work and the Politics of Knowledge Production

1 Researching Sexuality: The Politics-of-Location Approach for Studying Sex Work / Michele Tracy Berger Berger, Michele Tracy, Kathleen Guidroz Guidroz, Kathleen 3

2 Beyond Prescientific Reasoning: The Sex Worker Environmental Assessment Team Study / Alexandra Lutnick Lutnick, Alexandra 31

3 Participant-Driven Action Research (PDAR) with Sex Workers in Vancouver / Raven Bowen Bowen, Raven, Tamara O'Doherty O'Doherty, Tamara 53

Part II Producing the Sex Worker: Law, Politics, and Unintended Consequences

4 Demanding Victims: The Sympathetic Shift in British Prostitution Policy / Annie Hill Hill, Annie 77

5 Criminalized and Licensed: Local Politics, the Regulation of Sex Work, and the Construction of "Ugly Bodies" / Cheryl Auger Auger, Cheryl 99

6 Bad Girls and Vulnerable Women: An Anthropological Analysis of Narratives Regarding Prostitution and Human Trafficking in Brazil / Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette Blanchette, Thaddeus Gregory, Ana Paula da Silva Silva, Ana Paula da 121

7 Raids, Rescues, and Resistance: Women's Rights and Thailand's Response to Human Trafficking / Edith Kinney Kinney, Edith 145

8 The Contested Citizenship of Sex Workers: The Case of the Netherlands / Joyce Outshoorn Outshoorn, Joyce 171

9 Comrades, Push the Red Button! Prohibiting the Purchase of Sexual Services in Sweden but Not in Finland / Gregg Bucken-Knapp Bucken-Knapp, Gregg, Johan Karlsson Schaffer Schaffer, Johan Karlsson, Pia Levin Levin, Pia 195

Part III Negotiating Status: The Promises and Limits of Sex Worker Organizing

10 Collective Interest Organization among Sex Workers / Gregor Gall Gall, Gregor 221

11 Sex Work Politics and the Internet: Carving Out Political Space in the Blogosphere / Valerie Feldman Feldman, Valerie 243

12 Gender Relations and HIV/AIDS Education in the Peruvian Amazon: Female Sex Worker Activists Creating Community / Yasmin Lalani Lalani, Yasmin 267

13 Sex Workers' Rights Organizations and Government Funding in Canada / Sarah Beer Beer, Sarah, Francine Tremblay Tremblay, Francine 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816689583

081668958X

9780816689590

0816689598

OCLC:

854541676