Gender and Sexuality in India: Selling Sex in Chennai

ISBN-13: 9780415533560 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 166 str.

Salla Sariola

Opis

This book offers a ground-breaking analysis by looking at the experiences of sex workers in India. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, it describes the lives of sex workers, drawing out themes of agency; notions of gender and sexuality; and women's engagement with the HIV 'industry'.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Contextualizing Sex Work in Chennai  3. Women in Sex Work  4. What happened to 2.2 Million People?  5. Negotiating the Problems of Selling Sex  6. Alternative Discourses of Sex and Sexuality  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Salla Sariola is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Durham. Currently researching international medical research collaboration, bioethics and governance of clinical trials in Sri Lanka, her research interests include anthropology of science and technology, global health, and gender and sexuality.