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An ethnographic study of working in sex shops in London's distinctive Soho area, demonstrating the importance of place in shaping the identities and experiences of workers and customers.
Table des matières
Introduction. Pleasure and place in Soho; 1. Soho: London's gilded gutter; 2. Putting work in its place: space, place and setting; 3. Shopping for sex: situating work in Soho's sex shops; 4. It's a dirty job: performing abject labour in Soho; 5. No place for a lady? Un/doing gender and sexuality in Soho; Conclusion. Rhythm is our business.
A propos de l'auteur
Melissa Tyler is a Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the University of Essex. Her work on emotional, sexualized and aesthetic labour; gender, sexuality and the body; and on place, space and workplace setting has been published in a range of international journals, authored books and edited collections.
Résumé
An ethnographic study of working in sex shops in London's Soho, combining archival material, literary sources, photographic materials and interviews with the men and women employed there. The book draws together insights from history, geography and cultural studies to tell the unseen story of this fascinating work place.
