Exploring the shared intersections of mothering, motherhood and sex work, Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work weaves together a range of voices from academic and sex-worker communities around the world. It features interdisciplinary contributions, scholarly essays, academic research, artwork, poetry, photography and experiential narratives. Notable among these are two modern masterpieces from literary leg- ends: Voices, a short story by Alice Munro and excerpts from Maya Angelous autobiography Gather Together in my Name. In the spirit of the adage nothing about us without us, ,em>Mothers, Mothering and Sex Work brings together unique and controversial viewpoints defying conventional wisdom to provide fresh insights into sex workers and their rights. Beginning with the political, legal and social context of sexuality and gender in Canada, the books focus widens to explore issues affecting sex workers worldwide.
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Weight: 494g
Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
Publication Date: 30 Jul 2015
Publisher: Demeter Press
Publication City/Country: Canada
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781926452128
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Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich is a Ph.D. student (ABD) at Carleton University in the Faculty of Law and Legal Studies. She has a B.A. (Hon.) in social/cultural anthropology from the University of Calgary an LL.B. and an LL.M.from Queens and a Graduate Certificate in Womens Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of Cincinnati. Her Ph.D. research has theoretical foundations in feminist discourse analysis. Called to the Bar of Ontario in 2003 Rebecca has previously researched and published in a variety of areas including feminist research about motherhood youth criminal justice law law practice management and equality issues relating to women and members of other historically marginalized groups in the legal profession. She is a Part Time Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and a staff lawyer legislation and law reform with the Canadian Bar Association and has four amazing children.Monique Marie DeJong is a senior author book editor creative writer and marketing and branding consultant who owns a business collaborating with seasoned visionary entrepreneurs on books and ethical authentic marketing.For over a decade she has interviewed and captured the voices of thought leaders migrant workers and farmers architects scientists artists filmmakersnon-profit founders and more. During her time in Washington D.C. Monique was the writer to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and also reported on childrens rights. She began her career as the associate editor for NBCs Today show travel editor in Los Angeles California. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of international print radio TV and digital media as well as New York Times bestselling books. She received a BA in English at Santa Clara University and attended both Stanford Universitys Creative Writing Institute and UC Berkeley Extensions Professional Sequence in Editing program.