No respect

Sex research as sex work

Bibliographic Data

ID13086278
AuthorsValerie Webber (0009-0003-9482-4405, Dalhousie University, corresponding author), Rebecca Sullivan (0000-0002-0877-4997, University of Calgary)
Year2023
Volume11
Issue1
Pages40-50
Publication date2023-08-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2023.2225520
OpenAlexW4385494790
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

In this scholarly conversation, Dr Rebecca Sullivan and Dr Valerie Webber share their experiences in sex work and how it has informed their research in their different areas of sexuality studies. Dr Webber, who has worked as both a porn and cam performer, is a postdoctoral scholar at Dalhousie University's Sexual Health and Gender (SHaG) Research Lab. Dr Sullivan, a professor in the Department of English at University of Calgary, had a brief stint as a phone sex operator during her undergraduate studies. Together, they reflect on the similarities between sex labour and academic labour, from precarity to gig economies. Their research has deepened their understanding of stigma and emphasized the importance of allied scholarship in order to imagine new research frameworks for porn studies that foreground sexual health and rights for vulnerable communities.KEYWORDS: Sex worksexuality studiessexual healthsexual rightsacademic labour Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors

Conversation · Human sexuality · Media studies · Phone · Political science · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Scholarship · Sex work · Sex workers · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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