Representations of sex workers’ needs and aspirations
A case for arts-based research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18982804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moshoula Capous Desyllas (California State University, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 772-787 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363460713497214 |
| OpenAlex | W2121729006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article reviews the literature on sex work, highlighting ways in which women working in the sex industry are represented. The subjective experiences and voices of sex workers are seldom heard and their needs are consistently defined and represented by non-sex workers throughout history, in society and within academia. Historical representations have contributed to the stereotyping and stigmatization of sex workers. Academic research is consistently being done on sex workers instead of with them. However, arts-based methods allow for participatory, shared knowledge creation. Arts-based research also has the potential for empowerment, reaching the general public and changing negative stereotypes
Art · Citizen journalism · Empowerment · Political science · Research methodology · Sex work · Sex workers · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
Photovoice as a Multilevel Tool for Gender and Sexual Identity Exploration
Our Hustle, Our Struggle, Our Art
Stigma, decriminalisation, and violence against street-based sex workers
‘It’s better than daytime television’
Exploring the role of place in sex work through participant photography
Enhancing the study of sex work
Business Women and Exit Programs
Having Their Say
Examining hopes, aspirations, and future plans of women in non-brothel-based sex work in Kolkata, India
It is stigma that makes my work dangerous’
The Role of Social Stigma in the Lives of Female-Identified Sex Workers
The Use of Autobiographical Poetry to Process Trauma, Promote Awareness, and Shift Views on Sexual Violence
Representing sex workers in video games
Sex Worker Collectives Within the Whorearchy
The Role of Place in the Lives of Sex Workers
Photovoice in the Health Science(s) Classroom
Prostitution Stigma and Its Effect on the Working Conditions, Personal Lives, and Health of Sex Workers
Construction and Validation of a Scale to Assess Social Judgments Toward Sex Work from the Stereotype Content Model
Sex Work Patterns Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People
You can't eat art! But can arts-based research challenge neighbourhood stigma
Governing morals
Fallen women, problem girls
Working with class
Arts-Informed Research
Arts-Based Research
Collage as Inquiry
Live Sex Acts
The Scandal of the State
Whores and Other Feminists
Anger, Economy, and Female Agency
From Sex as Sin to Sex as Work
Another Decade of Social Scientific Work on Sex Work
Flawed Theory and Method in Studies of Prostitution
Sex Work and “Date” Violence
The Political Debates on Prostitution and Trafficking of Women
Prostitution, Sex Work and Violence
Wayward Girls and Virtuous Women
Feminist Voices on Sex Work
For Their Own Good
Making It Work
Guardians of Virtue
White Slavery
Sex for Sale
Renewed Methodologies for Social Research
Making It Work
Sp'ange
Trafficking, Migration, and the Law
Prostitutes' Rights in the United States
Sex Work/Sex Act
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |