Heather Berg
Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism
Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism
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Porn Work is a book that explores the lives of porn performers and their creative strategies in the industry, rejecting the notion that sex work is an aberration from straight work. It combines fieldwork with feminist and antiwork theorizing to reveal entrepreneurial labor on the boundaries between pleasure and tedium and offers insights into what is wrong with work and what it might look like to build something better.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 256 pages
\n Publication date: 30 March 2021
\n Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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Pornography is not just a genre of adult entertainment; it is a lens through which we can examine the complex dynamics of work and labor. Every porn scene is a record of people at work, but on-camera labor is just the beginning of the story. Porn Work takes readers on a journey behind the scenes to explore the lives of the performers who work in the medium. It is a blend of labor history, ethnography, and feminist and antiwork theorizing that sheds light on the experiences of porn performers and their interventions to hack the industry.
The book tells a story of crafty workers, faltering managers, and shifting solidarities. It challenges the notion that sex work is an aberration from straight work and reveals porn workers' creative strategies as prophetic of a working landscape in crisis. Porn Work rejects the idea that work is solely about productivity and profit and instead explores the emotional and psychological toll that work takes on individuals.
Through extensive fieldwork and a critical analysis of the porn industry, Porn Work offers a unique perspective on what is wrong with work and what it might look like to build something better. It challenges the dominant narratives of work and labor and offers a vision of a more equitable and fulfilling working life for all.
In conclusion, Porn Work is a groundbreaking book that offers a fresh and critical perspective on the porn industry and work in general. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the sex industry and the challenges faced by porn performers and workers.
\n Weight: 352g\n
Dimension: 155 x 236 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781469661926\n \n
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