Sex Work and Sex Workers: Sexuality & Culture Volume

ISBN-13: 9780765804914 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 228 str.

Barry Dank; Ph.D. Roberto Refinetti; Barry M. Dank

Opis

Sexuality & Culture serves as a compelling forum for the analysis of ethical, cultural, psychological, social, and political issues related to sexual relationships and sexual behavior. These issues include, but are not limited to: sexual consent and sexual responsibility; sexual harassment and freedom of speech and association; sexual privacy; censorship and pornography; impact of film/literature on sexual relationships; and university and governmental regulation of intimate relationships. In this volume, theoretical essays, research reports, and book reviews examine the topics of prostitution, pornography, and other forms of commercialization of sexuality. Contributions include: -Twelve Step Feminism Makes Sex Workers Sick- by Kari Kerum; -Sex, Beach Boys and Female Tourists in the Caribbean- by Klaus de Albuquerque; -Reframing 'Eve' in the AIDS Era: The Pursuit of Legitimacy by New Zealand Sex Workers- by Bronwen Lichtenstein; -Long-Term Consumption of X-Rated Materials and Attitudes toward Women among Australian Consumers of X-Rated Videos- by Roberto Hugh Potter; -Invisible Man: A Queer Critique of Feminist Anti-Pornography Theory- by Jody Norton; and -Theorizing Prostitution: The Question of Agency- by Melanie Simmons. Also included are reviews of Live Sex Acts: Women Performing Erotic Labor by Wendy Chapkis; New Sexual Agendas edited by Lynne Segal. In addition, Daphne Patai reviews Real Live New Girl: Chronicles of a Sex-Positive Culture by Carol Queen; Nina Hartley reviews Three in Love; Jo Doezema reviews Trafficking in Women; Valerie Jenness reviews Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment by Jane Gallop; and Warren Farrell reviews the film In the Company of Men. This volume will be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, legal analysts, and policymakers.

Spis treści

Editorial; Sex Work, Sex Workers, and Beyond; Articles; Twelve-Step Feminism Makes Sex Workers Sick: How the State and the Recovery Movement Turn Radical Women Into “Useless Citizens”; Reframing “Eve” in the Aids Era: The Pursuit of Legitimacy by New Zealand Sex Workers; Long-Term Consumption of “X-Rated” Materials and Attitudes Toward Women Among Australian Consumers of X-Rated Videos; Sex, Beach Boys, and Female Tourists in the Caribbean; Invisible Man: A Queer Critique of Feminist Anti-Pornography Theory; Theorizing Prostitution: The Question of Agency; Pole Work: Autoethnography of a Strip Club; Book Reviews; Honoring Desire; Trafficking in Myths?; On Radical Sex Work: Services, Symbols, and Feminist Questions; Sexual Revolution and Other Future Business; A Triadic Perspective; Sex: Freedom and Responsibility; What Can We Say About Sexual Harassment?; Feminism, Sexual Harassment, and the Atypical Case 1; Sexual Turmoil Down Under; Read Judge Posner; Film Review; In The Company of Men Behaving Badly; Personal Perspective; Hey, I’m a Femenist! A Male Professor Weighs In With Feminist Pedagogy

O autorze

Barry M. Dank, Roberto Refinetti