This book explores the lives of male sex workers living in Dublin,
Ireland. It focuses on the stories of young Brazilian and Venezuelan
migrants who use their micro-celebrity on social media to construct a
brand that can be converted into financial advantage within the sex
industry. The book focuses on two sites: Grindr, which these men use
to build a transient pop-up escort profile that is linked to
Instagram, which in turn provides followers with access to a curated
digital identity built around consumption. Ryan explores how the
muscular body acts as a form of physical and erotic capital providing
the raw material of these digital identities as they are broadcast on
new online subscription platforms like OnlyFans. Male Sex Work in the
Digital Age offers fascinating insights into the role social media
plays in (re)creating a new and more flexible understanding of
commercial sex. Students and scholars across a range of disciplines,
including sociology, gender studies, sexuality studies, LGBTQ studies,
media studies and law, will find this book of interest.
Les mer
Curated Lives
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030117979
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter