Sex Work in Contemporary Russia - A Cultural Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Emily Schuckman Matthews is associate professor of European studies at San Diego State University. Klappentext Sex Work in Russia: A Cultural Perspective analyzes the figure of the female sex worker in Russia's cultural imagination from the early twentieth century to today. This book offers critical insights into the significance of this character and women's lives in Russia. Zusammenfassung Sex Work in Russia: A Cultural Perspective analyzes the figure of the female sex worker in Russia’s cultural imagination from the early twentieth century to today. This book offers critical insights into the significance of this character and women’s lives in Russia. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction Chapter 1: Sex Work in Early Soviet Literature and Film Chapter 2: The Sex Worker in the Late-Soviet Period and the Turbulent 1990s Chapter 3: Doubly Other: The Sex Worker as Lesbian Chapter 4: Searching for Russia's Moral Center: Sex Work in Provincial Russia Chapter 5: The Madam as Working Mother Chapter 6: From Intergirl to Instagirl: The Sex Worker as Aspirational Figure Chapter 7: Sex Workers and the Art of Their Experience Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Emily Schuckman Matthews
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781666915945
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-594-5
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Prostitution & Sex Trade, Social issues & processes, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Sexual Behaviour, Sex & sexuality, social aspects