This article seeks to establish the connection—via shared discourse—between Incels and
mainstream pornography. With an interdisciplinary approach which involves a Corpus …

This book is intended to be a theoretical contribution to the sociology of the body and the
rapidly expanding field of 'body studies'. In what follows I examine the changing status of the …

Amid the growing literature on the costs and rewards of physical appearance for labor
market outcomes, an economistic emphasis on looks as an investment strategy has gained …

Despite sustained feminist criticism, the production and consumption of pornography does
not show signs of waning. Here, I offer a critical review of the existing feminist anti …

A growing but still limited body of research has examined the views and experiences of
clients of sex workers. The current study is based on a content analysis of 2,442 postings on …

In a pivotal section of Capital, volume 1, notes that, in order to understand the capitalist
production of value, we must descend into the 'hidden abode of production': the site of the …

In this article, we use feminist critical discourse analysis to examine online brothel reviews
(148 reviews and 2,424 reply posts) of sex buyers in the context of debates surrounding …

Providing one of the first comprehensive, cross-cultural examinations of the dynamic market
for sexual services, this book presents an evidence-based look at the multiple factors related …

This article explores the ways that gender, sexuality, pleasure, and risk are entangled in
affective labour and the production of value in 'front of house'bar work. Through their work as …

Welcome to this Special Section on the theory of aesthetic labour–a theory which was first
developed by a group of researchers, Chris Warhurst, Dennis Nickson and Anne Witz, in …