“Bitches Killing the Nation”
Analyzing the Violent State-Sponsored Repression of Sex Workers in Zambia, 2004–2008
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18969730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna-Louise Crago (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 365-381 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-9740 • E-ISSN: 1545-6943 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/673087 |
| OpenAlex | W2319048031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
In 2004, the Zambian government ushered in a period of increased state repression of sex work that took place in the name of protecting the nation from HIV. Repression was articulated through the application of a new curfew ordinance, detention, and high levels of violence against sex workers by state actors in the public sphere. This article critically examines the context of overlapping prohibitionist and abolitionist approaches in transnational and domestic antiprostitution policy in which the repression occurred. This research is based primarily on in-depth interviews with twenty-six Zambian sex workers in Lusaka and Kabwe, as well as on media reports and institutional records
Context (archaeology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Criminology · Curfew · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Population · Psychological repression · Research methodology · Sex work · Sex workers · Sociology · State (computer science) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |