Villiers, Nicholas De
Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary
- ISBN 13:
- 9781517900151
- author:
- Villiers, Nicholas De
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 21.59 x 13.97 x 3.81 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Media Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary explores the diverse and transnational body of nonfiction films on sex work. This book confronts the ethical questions raised by ethnographic documentary and interviews with sexually marginalized subjects, arguing that carnal and cultural knowledge are inextricably entangled. Nicholas de Villiers examines how filmmakers negotiate power in these documentaries, and how cultural and geopolitical shifts have affected sex work and sex workers. The book analyzes films by a range of non-sex-worker filmmakers, including those produced by sex workers, to identify parallels and intersections between queer and sex worker rights activist movements and their documentary historiography. De Villiers ultimately demonstrates how commercial sex is intertwined with culture and power, advocating for a shift in approach from scrutinizing the motives of those who sell sex to examining the motives and roles of filmmakers and transnational audiences creating and consuming films about sex work.
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