| Livable Intersections: Re/Framing Sex Work at the Frontline Contributor(s): Kallock, Sara M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786604477 ISBN-13: 9781786604477 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $145.53 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Political Science | Political Economy - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.740 |
| LCCN: 2018049994 |
| Series: Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is it like to live a life that is impossible? For many sex workers, life is lived at the crossroads of exclusion and assimilation, a crossroads where one is beset by vulnerability and regulation, where one is simultaneously blamed, victimized, and infantilized. Within this context of heteronormativity, sex working experiences are defined by multiple and overlapping forms of marginalization. Social support services are widely thought to provide a crucial bulwark against such unlivable realities by empowering service users to manage (and even overcome) their oppressive circumstances. Yet, such services are themselves often entangled with the social, cultural, and political processes that engender the disavowal of "sex" as a form of "work" and the attendant marginalization of sex workers. Bringing together insights from Judith Butler and intersectionality, Livable Intersections: Re/Framing Sex Work at the Frontline investigates the dynamics of frontline policy practice and in livability offers a new vision for designing, implementing, and valuing sex worker support services. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kallock, Sara M.: - Sara M. Kallock is Adjunct Professor at Saint Anselm College, USA. She was previously at the University of Manchester and has consulted for the Northern Irish Green Party on sex work policies and has volunteered as a researcher for the United Kingdom of Sex Work Projects. |