{"product_id":"sex-work-in-popular-culture-hardback-9781487507862","title":"Sex Work in Popular Culture (Hardback) 9781487507862","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSex Work in Popular Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLauren Kirshner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487507862\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.7 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSex Work in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e delves into provocative movies, TV shows, and documentaries about sex work produced in the last fifteen years – a period of debate and change around the meaning of sex work in North American society. From Oscar-winning films to viral YouTube videos, and from indie documentaries to hit series – many of which are made by women – the book reveals how sex work is being recognized as real work and an issue of human rights. Lauren Kirshner shares how popular culture has responded by producing the dynamic new figure of a sex worker who challenges tropes and promotes understanding of the key issues shaping sex work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book draws on labour and feminist theory, film history, current news, and popular culture, all within the context of neoliberal capitalism and the rise of transactional intimate labour. Kirshner takes us from erotic dance clubs to porn sets, illuminating the professional lives of erotic dancers, massage parlour workers, webcam models, call girls, sex surrogates, and porn performers. Probing how progressive popular culture challenges stereotypes, \u003cem\u003eSex Work in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of sex work as labour and how the screen can show us the world\u0026amp;#x2019;s oldest profession in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A New Sex Worker in Popular Culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Working It \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Dancing to an American Dream \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Massage Parlour Mothers on Prime Time \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Twenty-First Century Peepshow \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Sex and Self-Commodification in the City \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Sexual Healers \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \"It\u0026amp;#x2019;s All About Money, Money, Money\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurtains: From Victimhood and Vice to Sex Worker Rights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595482198296,"sku":"9781487507862","price":50.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sex-work-in-popular-culture-hardback-9781487507862","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}