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Whores and Other Feminists fleshes out feminist politics from the perspective of sex workers--strippers, prostitutes, porn writers, producers and performers, dominatrices--and their allies. Comprising a range of voices from both within and outside the academy, this collection draws from traditional feminisms, postmodern feminism, queer theory, and sex radicalism. It stretches the boundaries of contemporary feminism, holding accountable both traditional feminism for stigmatizing sex workers, and also the sex industry for its sexist practices.
List of contents
Introduction; Part 1 Integration; Chapter 1 Naked, Naughty, Nasty, Vicky Funari; Chapter 2 Odyssey of a Feminist Pornographer, Marcy Sheiner; Chapter 3 The Holy Whore, Cosi Fabian; Chapter 4 A Sex Protector/Pervert Speaks Out, Ann Renee; Chapter 5 In the Flesh, Nina Hartley; Chapter 6 We've Come A Long Way-And We're Exhausted!, Annie Sprinkle; Part 2 Meanings; Chapter 7 Love for Sale, Eva Pendleton; Chapter 8 Feminism, Sex Workers, and Human Rights, Priscilla Alexander; Chapter 9 Peepshow Feminism, Tawnya Dudash; Chapter 10 The Littlest Harlot, Tracy Quan; Chapter 11 Sex Radical Politics, Sex-Positive Feminist Thought, and Whore Stigma, Carol Queen; Chapter 12 500 Words on Acculturation, Jessica Patton; Part 3 Turnabout; Chapter 13 It's Different for Boys, Julian Marlowe; Chapter 14 Professional Dominance Power, Money, and Identity, Liz Highleyman, aka Mistress Veronika Frost; Chapter 15 First Ladies of Feminist Porn, Jill Nagle; Chapter 16 No Girls Allowed at the Mustang Ranch, Veronica Monét; Chapter 17 Butch Gigolette, Les Von Zoticus; Part 4 Uncovering; Chapter 18 All Stripped Off, Stacy Reed; Chapter 19 Confessions of a Fat Sex Worker, Drew Campbell; Chapter 20 They Say I Write Sex for Money, Red Jordan Arobateau; Chapter 21 Showing Up Fully, Blake Aarens, B. Hima, Gina Gold, Jade Irie, Madeleine Lawson, Gloria Lockett, Jill Nagle; Chapter 22 Working It, Norma Jean Almodovar; Chapter 23 Sedition, Veronica Monét; Part 5 Politics; Chapter 24 Inventing Sex Work, Carol Leigh, Scarlot Harlot; Chapter 25 Organizing in the Massage Parlor, Lyndall Maccowan; Chapter 26 MAPping Accountability, Larry Grant; Chapter 27 A Prostitute Joins NOW, Teri Goodson; Chapter 28 Dancing Toward Freedom, Siobhan Brooks; Chapter 29 Feminists for Free Expression, Joan Kennedy Taylor;
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Summary
Comprising a range of voices from both within and outside the academy, this collection draws from traditional feminisms, postmodern feminism, queer theory and sex radicalism. Contributors include Nina Hartley, Candida Royalle and Debi Sundahl.
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"This book is provocative. The title shocks; the content stimulates. Feminism sorely needs exactly what is provided in this book." -- Journal of American and Comparative Cultures
"This is an essential contribution to the current dialog about sex work. ...this book is not only provocative, entertaining, and consistently well-written, it's also a public service." -- Black Sheets
"Approximately three dozen sex workers join Campbell to plumb the sex-for-money nexus for its feminist meanings. In chorus, they proclaim a gleefully sex-positive approach to topics that have long troubled feminism...They delight and they frustrate, these 'proud whores.' Their insights leave the ruminations of my cohort of sex-worker feminists in the dust." -- The Women's Review of Books
"Nagle has definitely broken new ground and established one of many stances of 'third wave' feminism. Whores and Other Feminists is fascinating and liberating." -- The Lesbian Review of Books
"This book provides a welcome change from the more familiar puritanical version of feminism." -- In These Times
