Becki Ro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741962 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Becki Ro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Becki |
| FAMILY NAME | Ro |
| SIGNATURE | RO B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Outdoor Brothel Culture
In the mid-1970s, following a series of police raids on prostitution inside downtown nightclubs, a community of approximately 200 sex workers moved into Vancouver's West End neighborhood, where a small stroll had operated since the early 1970s. This paper examines the contributions made by three male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals of color to the culture of on-street prostitution in the West End. The trans women's stories address themes of fashion,…
Bumping and Grinding on the Line
This paper invites labour and queer historians and sociologists to reconsider frameworks that have excluded attention to experiences of female workers who, throughout the 20th century, supplied sexual services to (largely) male consumers. Specifically, Vancouver, BC, 1945-1980, acts as a case study for the exploration of postwar erotic entertainment — burlesque, go-go dancing, and striptease. Preliminary archival and ethnographic findings reveal …
The House That Jill Built
Ah, working in the kitchens, here's what we found; Scrubbing the floors, here's what we found; Raising the children, here's what we found; and Being with each other, this is what we found: that if we Don't let maneuvering keep us apart; if we Don't let manipulators keep us apart; if we Don't let manpower keep us apart; or Mankind keep us apart, we've won: What I mean is: We ain't got it easy, but we've got it! (Alix Dobkin, 'Talking Lesbian', 197…
Outdoor Brothel Culture
In the mid-1970s, following a series of police raids on prostitution inside downtown nightclubs, a community of approximately 200 sex workers moved into Vancouver's West End neighborhood, where a small stroll had operated since the early 1970s. This paper examines the contributions made by three male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals of color to the culture of on-street prostitution in the West End. The trans women's stories address themes of fashion,…
Bumping and Grinding on the Line
This paper invites labour and queer historians and sociologists to reconsider frameworks that have excluded attention to experiences of female workers who, throughout the 20th century, supplied sexual services to (largely) male consumers. Specifically, Vancouver, BC, 1945-1980, acts as a case study for the exploration of postwar erotic entertainment — burlesque, go-go dancing, and striptease. Preliminary archival and ethnographic findings reveal …
The House That Jill Built
Ah, working in the kitchens, here's what we found; Scrubbing the floors, here's what we found; Raising the children, here's what we found; and Being with each other, this is what we found: that if we Don't let maneuvering keep us apart; if we Don't let manipulators keep us apart; if we Don't let manpower keep us apart; or Mankind keep us apart, we've won: What I mean is: We ain't got it easy, but we've got it! (Alix Dobkin, 'Talking Lesbian', 197…
The House That Jill Built
Ah, working in the kitchens, here's what we found; Scrubbing the floors, here's what we found; Raising the children, here's what we found; and Being with each other, this is what we found: that if we Don't let maneuvering keep us apart; if we Don't let manipulators keep us apart; if we Don't let manpower keep us apart; or Mankind keep us apart, we've won: What I mean is: We ain't got it easy, but we've got it! (Alix Dobkin, 'Talking Lesbian', 197…
Bumping and Grinding on the Line
This paper invites labour and queer historians and sociologists to reconsider frameworks that have excluded attention to experiences of female workers who, throughout the 20th century, supplied sexual services to (largely) male consumers. Specifically, Vancouver, BC, 1945-1980, acts as a case study for the exploration of postwar erotic entertainment — burlesque, go-go dancing, and striptease. Preliminary archival and ethnographic findings reveal …
Outdoor Brothel Culture
In the mid-1970s, following a series of police raids on prostitution inside downtown nightclubs, a community of approximately 200 sex workers moved into Vancouver's West End neighborhood, where a small stroll had operated since the early 1970s. This paper examines the contributions made by three male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals of color to the culture of on-street prostitution in the West End. The trans women's stories address themes of fashion,…
Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work)