Feminism and the Politics of Prostitution in King’s Cross in the 1980s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12239287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith R Walkowitz (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-263 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Twentieth Century British History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-2359 • E-ISSN: 1477-4674 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/tcbh/hwz011 |
| PMID | 31032861 |
| OpenAlex | W2942666046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
In the 1980s, prostitution resurfaced as the object of feminist politics as second-wave activists grappled with Thatcherism, prostitute rights, tenant activism, anti-violence movements, and changes in the street sex trade and in policing. These conflicting imperatives converged on King's Cross, London. Events in King's Cross highlight some general trends, especially shifts in policing and in the geographic dispersal of the street sex trade. King's Cross also possessed singular features. It was the epicentre of street prostitution in London and the destination for hundreds of northern women migrating to the metropolis to sell sex. Intensified policing of the street trade provoked a heated neighbourhood dispute between council tenants and a media-savvy prostitute rights group. The year 1982 also marked a new configuration in local politics: the control of Camden Council by Labour Left and the formation of the Camden Women's Committee. In this challenging environment, newly elected municipal feminists in Camden set out to devise a feminist practice around prostitution. They found themselves embroiled in local disputes over public space, gender justice, policing, municipal progressivism, and resident action
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Sowing Seeds
Maternal Inclinations, Queer Orientations, Common Occupation
Introduction
From ‘white slavery’ to ‘female sexual slavery’
Black Women's Groups, Life Narratives, and the Construction of the Self in Late Twentieth-Century Britain
Capitalism and the Organization of Displacement
The Idea of Sex Work
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |