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ANTH 313: Sex Work, Political Economy, and Capital (HC)

Anthropology 313: Sex Work, Political Economy, and Capital (Grigsby) Fall 2017

Handbooks and edited volumes

Body/Sex/Work by Carol Wolkowitz (Editor); Rachel Lara Cohen (Editor); Teela Sanders (Editor); Kate Hardy (Editor)
ISBN: 9781137021908

Publication Date: 2013

Body/Sex/Work focuses on the intimate, embodied and sexualised labour that occurs within body work and sex work.
Gender and Difference in a Globalizing World by Frances E. Mascia-Lees
ISBN: 9781577665984

Publication Date: 2009

This text conceptualizes how differences of gender, race, class, and sexuality, structure today's complex globalizing world.
Neoliberal Capitalism and Precarious Work by Rob Lambert (Editor); Andrew Herod (Editor)
ISBN: 9781781954942

Publication Date: 2016

This edited collection explores the spread across a number of economic sectors and countries worldwide of work that is invariably insecure, dirty, low-paid, and often temporary and/or part-time.
Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Health and Rights by Peter Aggleton (Editor); Richard Parker (Editor)
ISBN: 9780415537001

Publication Date: 2012

Leading academics and practitioners are brought together to reflect on past, present and future approaches to understanding and promoting sexual health and rights.
The SAGE Handbook of Fieldwork by Dick Hobbs (Editor); Richard Wright (Editor)
ISBN: 0761974458

Publication Date: 2006

This handbook includes a chapter on methods and ethics of fieldwork concerning sex work.

Feminist Anthropology Online

Association for Feminist Anthropology: The Blog
Conference announcements, news, and timely blog posts by anthropologists.
Anthropological Theories: Feminist Anthropology
A useful guide to key thinkers, methods, and theory in Feminist Anthropology prepared and maintained by graduate students at the University of Alabama.