Sara M. Kallock - Livable Intersections: Re/Framing Sex Work at the Frontline

Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality

Series Editors: Nicki Smith, Adrienne Roberts, and Juanita Elias

This series brings together scholarship from leading and emerging scholars working on the intersections between gender and/or sexuality in political economy. It seeks to move beyond the blindness of International Political Economy to feminist, gender, trans*, queer, and masculinity studies in order to more fully capture the complex and contested transformations associated with globalization, capitalism, and neo-liberalism.

Titles in the Series:

Biopolitical Governance: Race, Gender and Economy Edited by Hannah Richter

Realising Justice for Sex Workers: An Agenda for Change Edited by Sharron A. FitzGerald and Kathryn McGarry

Livable Intersections: Re/Framing Sex Work at the Frontline Sara M. Kallock

Heavy Metal, Politics and Feminism: Sexy or Sexist Heather Savigny

Livable Intersections

Re/Framing Sex Work at the Frontline

Sara M. Kallock

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Names: Kallock, Sara M., 1987- author.

Title: Livable intersections : re/framing sex work at the frontline / Sara M. Kallock.

Description: Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield International, [2019] | Series: Global political economies of gender and sexuality | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018049994 (print) | LCCN 2019002462 (ebook) | ISBN 9781786604491 (electronic) | ISBN 9781786604477 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781786604484 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: ProstitutionGreat Britain.

Classification: LCC HQ185.A5 (ebook) | LCC HQ185.A5 K35 2019 (print) | DDC 306.740941dc23

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This book would not have been possible without the guidance, input, and support of numerous individuals. First, I thank Nicola Smith, Adrienne Robert, and Juanita Elias for inviting me to publish as part of this series, and prompting my confidence in this work. I would like to thank those who have contributed to the development of my ideasand my development as a researcherfor the past several years. This includes the supervisory team of my PhD thesis, Angelia Wilson and Francesca Gains, whose thoughtful and insightful comments have been both challenging and rewarding. I am also grateful to Kimberly Brownlee for supervising me in my first year, Stephen De Wijze for supervising me in my second year, Paddy McQueen for commenting on drafts, and Ann Cronley for answering my queries and e-mails with unfailing promptness. I am also grateful to my undergraduate professors in the philosophy department at St. Anselm College: to James Mahoney, for supervising my dissertation thesis, a first foray into feminism; and Edward McGushin, for introducing me to critical theory; and lastly, to David Banach, not only my first philosophy lecturer, but an intellectual companion and friend who has read numerous drafts of this book.

I thank many friends and family who have supported me during the past few years. I would never have had the opportunity to study in the UK if not for the friendship, hospitality, and generosity of the Brown and Beach familiesRoss, Beverly, Steve, Yvonne, Ray, Andy, and Kat. I am also grateful to my siblings, Mary, Stephen, and Kevin; my cousins, Lindsay and Maddie; my aunts, Leslie and Joanne; and my uncles, Rudy and Michael, for supporting me and my parents over the past few years. I thank my good friends and intellectual sparring partners, Laura, Ciaran, Catherine, Andrew, Maggie, Liz, Josh, Alyssa; and my comrades, Rosie, Conor, Jarib, Casey, Peter, Annie, Eliza, and Jess, and the members of Massachusetts Sex Workers Allies Network. I am most indebted to my grandparents, Greg and Marie Smith, who have not only supported my education practically, but also honed my argumentative skills and steered me toward progressive politics; to my late grandparents, Al and Virginia Kallock, who are greatly missed; and to my father Steve and mother Maria, both of whom have always supported me in my efforts to go my own way.

I am also grateful to my partners family, Jackie, John, Darren, Steve and Tracey, Kay, and Stanley, who have welcomed me and given me a home far away from mine.

This book would never have been completed without the support of my partner Dean, whose insight and perspectives not only shape the ideas and arguments, but whose willingness to help me proof and polish the final draft made submission possible. His belief in my abilities has been a vital source of comfort and motivation.