Debra Curtis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3621947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debra Curtis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debra |
| FAMILY NAME | Curtis |
| SIGNATURE | CURTIS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Salve Regina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pleasures and Perils
Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. In this provocative ethnography, Debra Curtis examines their sexuality in gripping detail: why do Nevisian girls engage in sexual activity at such young ages? Where is the line between coercion and consent? How does a desire for wealth affect a girl's sexual practices? Curtis shows that girls are often caught between conflicting discou…
What’s in a Purse? Maybe a Woman’s Reputation
Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities
The links between the production of sexual subjectivity and commodity consumption exemplify how capitalism thrives through the production of plurality and difference. Tupperware-style sex-toy parties organized by and for women provide the ethnographic ground for exploring the question of how sex toys marketed in this venue incite consumer desires and reshape sexual practices. Using an interpretative approach to understanding the effects of the ho…
Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities
The links between the production of sexual subjectivity and commodity consumption exemplify how capitalism thrives through the production of plurality and difference. Tupperware-style sex-toy parties organized by and for women provide the ethnographic ground for exploring the question of how sex toys marketed in this venue incite consumer desires and reshape sexual practices. Using an interpretative approach to understanding the effects of the ho…
What’s in a Purse? Maybe a Woman’s Reputation
Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities
The links between the production of sexual subjectivity and commodity consumption exemplify how capitalism thrives through the production of plurality and difference. Tupperware-style sex-toy parties organized by and for women provide the ethnographic ground for exploring the question of how sex toys marketed in this venue incite consumer desires and reshape sexual practices. Using an interpretative approach to understanding the effects of the ho…
What’s in a Purse? Maybe a Woman’s Reputation
Pleasures and Perils
Pleasures and Perils follows a group of young girls living on Nevis, an island society in the Eastern Caribbean. In this provocative ethnography, Debra Curtis examines their sexuality in gripping detail: why do Nevisian girls engage in sexual activity at such young ages? Where is the line between coercion and consent? How does a desire for wealth affect a girl's sexual practices? Curtis shows that girls are often caught between conflicting discou…
Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sex work and related issues (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Capitalism (1 work) · Caribbean area (1 work) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (1 work)