This course examines cultural linkages between femininity and prostitution in the context of contemporary Canadian culture. The course begins by considering historical cultural and feminist discourses about sex work and sex workers. Keeping in mind that the actual exchange of sexual services for money is currently legal in Canada, course discussions will interrogate enduring representations of sex work/ers. The course also examines some prostitution-related legislation, ideological and "real world" linkages between violence and prostitution, and ongoing activisms that reinforce or resist negative representations and the violent realities of sex work/ers in Canada today. Students may not hold credit for both WOMN 3100 and WOMN 2540 with the topic "Sex Work in Contemporary Canadian Culture." [3 credits]
This course examines cultural linkages between femininity and prostitution in the context of contemporary Canadian culture. The course begins by considering historical cultural and feminist discourses about sex work and sex workers. Keeping in mind that the actual exchange of sexual services for money is currently legal in Canada, course discussions will interrogate enduring representations of sex work/ers. The course also examines some prostitution-related legislation, ideological and "real world" linkages between violence and prostitution, and ongoing activisms that reinforce or resist negative representations and the violent realities of sex work/ers in Canada today. Students may not hold credit for both WOMN 3100 and WOMN 2540 with the topic "Sex Work in Contemporary Canadian Culture." [3 credits]
