sexual politics books

Hot books about sexual politics.

Burlesque West
Showgirls, Sex and Sin in Postwar Vancouver
Burlesque West, the book that spurred a national controversy over public funding of academic work on sex history, is the first to take a critical look at western Canada's history of burlesque, peeler bars and the lives of strip-tease workers. Becki L. Ross's extensive research, with first-hand accounts from exotic dancers, club owners and bookers, delves into the exciting world of the entertainment industry that held Vancouver as one of the most notorious and saught-after night-scenes of the burlesque circit era. Ross's recognition of the complexe and mutlifacited lives of exotic-dancers, from work-related issues such as fighting for unionization, to their efforts for entreprenural self-promotion really strips bares superficial stereotypes of the sex club industry. Taking into account the class and racial geographical divide of west versus east Vancouver, Rossi's historical work operates with an anti-racist and cross-sectional framework, looking at the influences of different communities on the exotic entertainment industry that helped fuel the economy of one of Canada's largest city. Made in Canada.

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$29.95

Color of Violence
The 'Color of Violence,' an amazing anthology put out by the INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence Collective, features essays that critically analyze the mainstream violence against women movement, asking what it means to put women of color at the center of our organizing. When the criminal justice system has been so much a source of harm, harassment and imprisonment for women of color, how do we address such state violence? How can we produce a shift away from relying on such systems of violence (police, prisons and border patrols) yet secure safety for women struggling with domestic violence? Within these pages, you'll find the voices of strong women and organizations who address the problems of violence inflicted by the medical establishment, the prison industrial complex, military invasion and poverty, and how these intersectional axes of oppression influence and perpetuate both state and domestic violence against women. INCITE! also features practical examples of how activists within the movement are creating alternatives visions and organizations to address such critical systemic problems.

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$24.50

Sex Work Matters
Exploring money, power and intimacy in the sex industry
This excellent title brings sex workers, scholars and activists together to present pioneering essays about the economics and sociology of sex work. Moving beyond the fight for sex work as work, "Sex Work Matters" sets out on the next steps towards thinking and theorizing about sex workers' rights and research. Topics explored include money management, balancing intimate and work relationships, case studies on male street youth sex workers and insight into how feminist theories have influenced both research and popular understandings of sex work or better and worse. This is a key anthology for folks wanting to explore alternatives to current theories around sex work.

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$35.95

Yes Means Yes!
Visions of Female Sexual Power & A World Without Rape
From feminist activist Jaclyn Friedman and founder of feministing.com Jessica Valenti comes this anthology of short stories, essays and critical thoughts on female sexual empowerment in a rape culture world. Going beyond the simplistic "no means no" campaigns, these authors emphasize safe, enthusiastically consensual and exploratory female sexuality. While pointedly criticizing the slut-shaming, victim blaming and sex negativity of mainstream culture, these contributors affirm that the pathway to a world without rape is embracing, celebrating and supporting healthy female sexual expression in all it's wonderful diversity.

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$22.00