Lauren Levitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 4459652 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Levitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Levitt |
| SIGNATURE | LEVITT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Riverside |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5490-1678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resistance and Repression
Based on a review of 15 historical monographs, this article provides an overview of the history and regulation of sex work in the United States from the colonial period to the present, focusing on how conditions of state violence shape networks of care. Across time and space, sex workers respond to different regulatory regimes with their own creative strategies for survival and care. For example, in New York, during the mid-nineteenth century tee…
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Sesta/Fosta as de Facto Hate Policy
Introduction Sex workers overlap demographically with individuals who are pushed into informal economies due to their marginalized identities. Although policies increasing the criminalization of sex work are not regarded as hate politics, we argue that these policies are de facto hate policies against LGBTQ + communities and other marginalized groups. Methods We utilize a literature review of nine empirical studies (2018–2023) on the effects of S…
Challenging dominant narratives, interrupting objectification, and queer creativity
Drawing on queer of color critique, this paper uses mixed methods including participant observation, interviews, visual and textual analysis, and photovoice to interrogate sex workers' queer creative practices. Building upon the larger oeuvre of sex working artists, contemporary sex working artists in Los Angeles utilizes queer creativity to thwart hegemonic readings of sex work. Performances at two activist fundraisers drew on the themes and est…
Divergent Fan Forums and Political Consciousness Raising
This article conducts a thematic analysis of 40 threads related to sociopolitical issues on two Divergent fan forums, one on Divergent Fans and another on Divergent Wiki, to determine whether these forums raise political consciousness, especially among young people. As scholars of civic imagination show, popular culture narratives may lead to the ability to imagine a better future. Utopian narratives in particular facilitate this process in a dia…
Sesta/Fosta as de Facto Hate Policy
Introduction Sex workers overlap demographically with individuals who are pushed into informal economies due to their marginalized identities. Although policies increasing the criminalization of sex work are not regarded as hate politics, we argue that these policies are de facto hate policies against LGBTQ + communities and other marginalized groups. Methods We utilize a literature review of nine empirical studies (2018–2023) on the effects of S…
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Divergent Fan Forums and Political Consciousness Raising
This article conducts a thematic analysis of 40 threads related to sociopolitical issues on two Divergent fan forums, one on Divergent Fans and another on Divergent Wiki, to determine whether these forums raise political consciousness, especially among young people. As scholars of civic imagination show, popular culture narratives may lead to the ability to imagine a better future. Utopian narratives in particular facilitate this process in a dia…
Challenging dominant narratives, interrupting objectification, and queer creativity
Drawing on queer of color critique, this paper uses mixed methods including participant observation, interviews, visual and textual analysis, and photovoice to interrogate sex workers' queer creative practices. Building upon the larger oeuvre of sex working artists, contemporary sex working artists in Los Angeles utilizes queer creativity to thwart hegemonic readings of sex work. Performances at two activist fundraisers drew on the themes and est…
Resistance and Repression
Based on a review of 15 historical monographs, this article provides an overview of the history and regulation of sex work in the United States from the colonial period to the present, focusing on how conditions of state violence shape networks of care. Across time and space, sex workers respond to different regulatory regimes with their own creative strategies for survival and care. For example, in New York, during the mid-nineteenth century tee…
Indie porn
Sesta/Fosta as de Facto Hate Policy
Introduction Sex workers overlap demographically with individuals who are pushed into informal economies due to their marginalized identities. Although policies increasing the criminalization of sex work are not regarded as hate politics, we argue that these policies are de facto hate policies against LGBTQ + communities and other marginalized groups. Methods We utilize a literature review of nine empirical studies (2018–2023) on the effects of S…
Political science (4 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)