Street Sex Work and Canadian Cities - Resisting a Dangerous Order (Paperback)

"Our voices scrubbed out and forgotten. There are those who research and write about sex workers who often forget we are human." -Amy Lebovitch Shawna Ferris gives a voice to sex workers who are often pushed to the background, even by those who fight for them. In the name of urban safety and orderliness, street sex workers face stigma, racism, and ignorance. Their human rights are ignored, and some even lose their lives. Ferris aims to reveal the cultural dimensions of this discrimination through literary and art-critical theory, legal and sociological research, and activist intervention. Canadian cities are striving for high safety ratings by eliminating crime, which includes "cleaning" urban areas of the street sex industry. Ironically, sex workers also want to live and work in a safe environment. Ferris questions these sanitizing political agendas, reviews exclusionary legislative and police initiatives, and examines media representations of sex workers. This book has much to offer to educators and activists, sex workers and anti-violence organizations, and academics studying women, cultural, gender, or indigenous issues.

General

Imprint:	University of Alberta Press (CA)
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	February 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Shawna Ferris
Foreword by:	Amy Lebovitch
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Volumes:	30
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-77212-005-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Promotions
LSN:	1-77212-005-7
Barcode:	9781772120059

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