Life Chances

The follies of “equalism” summed up succinctly for those who aren’t interested in detailed sociological descriptions.

marriedtothesea.com

Sex at the Margins: Border Thinking with Laura Agustín

I have discovered that Laura Agustín, a writer whose works I became somewhat familar with in my studies at Leeds dealing with sex work, has a blog — which I highly recommend. Agustín’s work (again, the part I’m familiar with) deals with migrancy and sorts out a lot of the myths associated with the “human trafficking” panics. In her own words,

Migrants are commonly seen as both unwanted intruders and powerless victims, but my own ideas work to break down this duality and think about power in different ways.

When it comes to sex work, arguments about trafficking are particularly troublesome, in my experience, because they tend to drift into the belief that all sex work is nonconsensual. Soon, I’m going to post a (relatively) short paper here on the issue that I wrote in Leeds, which is more generally about radical feminist opposition to sex work but does delve into concerns over trafficking. If these kinds of issues interest you, please check out Agustín’s blog.