Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Keywords
Sociology, prostitution, social movements, activisim, interdisciplinary, motivations, psychological characteristics
Department
Sociology
Major
Sociology
Abstract
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Nancy Kannampuzha will review the sociological literature at the intersection of social movements and prostitution. She will report on ethnographic and interview data to reveal the most commonly used rhetorical frames pro- and anti-sex work activists use when recruiting and retaining members. She will describe the assumptions and taken-for-granted moral and ethical aspects of these claims. The literature suggests that pro- and anti-sex work activists draw upon strikingly similar notions of body ownership and empowerment.
Faculty Mentor
Dan Morrison
Funding Source or Research Program
Cross Disciplinary-Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research
Presentation Session
Session A
Location
Plaza Classroom 190
Start Date
21-3-2014 5:30 PM
Included in
Framing Sex Work Activism: A Sociological View
Plaza Classroom 190
This presentation is based on a book project providing an interdisciplinary introduction to the topic of prostitution. Nancy Kannampuzha will review the sociological literature at the intersection of social movements and prostitution. She will report on ethnographic and interview data to reveal the most commonly used rhetorical frames pro- and anti-sex work activists use when recruiting and retaining members. She will describe the assumptions and taken-for-granted moral and ethical aspects of these claims. The literature suggests that pro- and anti-sex work activists draw upon strikingly similar notions of body ownership and empowerment.