Mothers, mothering and sex work /

Mothers, mothering and sex work /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, 2015.
Description:	xi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Prostitution -- Canada. Motherhood -- Canada. Prostitutes -- Canada. Mothers -- Canada. Motherhood. Mothers. Prostitutes. Canada.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10355584

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Other authors / contributors:	Bromwich, Rebecca, author, editor. DeJong, Monique Marie, 1983-, author, editor.
ISBN:	9781926452128 (paperback) 1926452127 (paperback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"In a transnational, intersectional framework, this book discusses lived experiences of, legal and governmental frameworks affecting and theorizations of mothers and sex work. This is the first collaboration of its kind that is specifically focused on Canada and explores not only what is done to or about sex workers who are mothers under governmental regimes or exploitative traffickers in the context of political and social systems that continue to disempower women in general and mothers in particular but also the agencies of mothers who are sex workers and the mothers of those engaged in sex work. This book seeks to open a space for the study of connections between sex work and mother work. The text provides a venue for telling stories by sex workers who are or were mothers. As such, this collection goes beyond a study of how mothering in the context of sex work is regulated by law and society to look at the agencies and lived experiences of sex workers who are mothers. It also looks at discourses of sex work and motherhood as complementarily regulating the sexuality of women in a way that re-inscribes and maintains a patriarchal social order."--

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Summary:	Exploring the shared intersections of mothering, motherhood and sex work, Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work weaves together a range of voices from academic and sex-worker communities around the world. It features interdisciplinary contributions, scholarly essays, academic research, artwork, poetry, photography and experiential narratives. Notable among these are two modern masterpieces from literary leg- ends: "Voices," a short story by Alice Munro and excerpts from Maya Angelou's autobiography Gather Together in my Name. In the spirit of the adage "nothing about us without us," Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work brings together unique and controversial viewpoints defying con- ventional wisdom to provide fresh insights into sex workers and their rights. Beginning with the political, legal and social context of sexuality and gender in Canada, the book's focus widens to explore issues affect- ing sex workers worldwide.
Physical Description:	xi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781926452128 1926452127