The starting point for this book is the question of how we research sex for sale and the implications of the choices we make in terms of epistemology and ethics. Which dilemmas and ethical aspects need to be taken into account when producing qualitative data within a highly politicised and moral-infected realm? These two questions are exactly what Spanger and Skilbrei aim to unpack in this unusual interdisciplinary methodology book, Prostitution Research in Context.The book offers contributions from a number of scholars who, based on their reflections on their own research practice and the existing knowledge field, discuss ongoing methodological issues and challenges representative of international research on sex for sale. Some chapters deal explicitly with methodological dilemmas in research; others thematise the encounter between prostitution research and general texts on epistemology. Other chapters again actively engage with the ethical dilemmas that research on the topic of sex for sale can entail. The authors represent different disciplines, but share an interest in engaging in reflexive research practices informed by feminism and feminist epistemologies. An authoritative contribution to the field, this innovative volume will appeal to international scholars and students from across the social sciences and humanities in areas such as sociology, anthropology, criminology, media studies, feminist studies, human geography and history.
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The starting point for this book is the question of how we research sex for sale and the implications of the choices we make in terms of epistemology and ethics.
Acknowledgement Exploring sex for sale: Methodological concerns Marlene Spanger and May-Len Skilbrei Theme 1 Manoeuvring in a politicised research field History and the politics of prostitution – Prostitution and the politics of history Judith R. Walkowitz Speaking the truth about prostitution May-Len Skilbrei Troubling unknowns and certainties in prostitution policy claims-making Isabel Crowhurst Theme 2 Researching for, about and with sex workers Epistemologically privileging the sex worker: Uncovering the rehearsed and presumed in sex work studies Lorraine Nencel Collaborative research with sex workers Carol Harrington The voice of images: Photovoice, sex workers and affective engagement Sealing Cheng Theme 3 Dangerous positions? Establishing the research field of sex for sale What do emotions do? Circulations of annoyance, hostility and shame in fieldwork Marlene Spanger Contamination or engagement? Doing class in prostitution researchJeanett Bjønness10. Seducing the seducer: Negotiating desire, discomfort and power in fieldwork Christian GroesNotes on contributorsIndex
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"This would be a beneficial purchase for any institution with a robust gender and women’s studies program or scholars taking on the challenge of researching sex work. Also recommended for anyone studying feminist qualitative methodologies since it includes valuable explanations of the importance of these frameworks for research about any historically underrepresented or underserved population."-Karla J. Strand, University of Wisconsin System
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ISBN
9780367375119
Publisert
2019-07-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
188

Biographical note

Marlene Spanger is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Global Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark  May-Len Skilbrei is Professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo, Norway