Sex at the Margins is ‘ . . . one of the most important books on migration published in recent years.’ The New Statesman
You can link to some thoughtful reviews of Sex at the Margins and interviews with Laura Agustín, the Naked Anthropologist, from this page. Academic reviews are lower down – mostly references only, for copyright reasons.
Book reviews from print and online media. Some of these authors contacted me for an interview which is integrated into the review. Academic reviews further below.
The New Statesman: The Myth of Trafficking, 2008
The Spiked Review of Books: Exploding the Myth of Trafficking, 2008
Reason: The Myth of the Migrant, 2007
Susie Bright’s Journal: Sex at the Margins, 2007
NZZ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung): «Diese Frauen sind nicht naiv», 2009
The Erotic Review: Everything you need to know about sex trafficking, Harriet, 2008
D – la Repubblica delle Donne: Le immigrate che vendono sesso non sono vittime né schiave, 2008
Die Weltwoche: Befreiung durch die Rettungsindustrie, 2008
testcard: Nicht alle empfinden das Gleiche über Sex, 2008
Weekendavisen: Glidecreme og gode intentioner, 2008
Reflect-online: Diskurse der Mittelschicht, 2008
DHIVA: Opferfrauen und Frauenwohltäter, 2007
Radio interviews.
Some have readable online transcripts and some you can listen to as mp3 recordings here or online.
Thinking Allowed, BBC Radio 4, London, December 2007
Doug Henwood’s Behind the News, WBAI, New York, November 2007
Counterpoint, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Sydney, May 2008
Beneath the Surface, KPFK, Los Angeles, January 2008
Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, London, May 2006
Reviews in academic journals
Signs, 36, 1, 2010, Feminists Theorize International Political Economy Special Issue, Suzanne Franzway and Mary Margaret Fonow
American Ethnologist, 37, 3, 2010, Lorraine Nencel
Feminist Review, 96, e1–e4, 2010, Julia O’Connell Davidson
Sexualities A Round Up of Some Recent Books on Prostitution and Sex Work, 13, 3, 2010, Ken Plummer
Sexualities, 12, 5, 2009, Dan Allman
Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, 35, 6, 2009, Alison Phipps
Feminist Theory, 10, 1, 2009, Meena Poudel
Women’s Studies International Forum, 32, 4, 2009
Gender, Place and Culture, 16, 3, 2009, Elizabeth Bernstein
Culture, Health & Sexuality, 11, 5, 2009, Alexandra Lutnick
Qualitative Sociology, 32, 1, 2009, AnneMarie Cesario and Lynn Chancer. Sex Work: A Review of Recent Literature.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 15, 2009, Siân Oram
Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 5, 4, 2008, Don Kulick
Body and Society, 14, 2, 2008, Nicole Vitellone
European Journal of Women’s Studies, 15, 4, 2008, Giulia Garofalo
International Feminist Journal of Politics, 10, 3, 2008, Wendy Harcourt
International Migration Review, 41, 3, 2007, Lynel Long
Análise Social, 43, 4, 2008, Lorenzo Bordonaro
Theoretical Criminology, 12, 2, 2008, Melissa Ditmore
European Journal of Women’s Studies ,15, 2, 2008, Maggie O’Neill
Global Networks, 8, 3, 2008. Bridget Anderson
Among those still in the pipeline
Mondi Migranti, Daniela Danna
Mirjana Morokvasic
Articles that use my ideas to spark other lines of thought
Trafficking: the return of the ‘white slavery’ scare? Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.com, January 2008
Bloggingheads: Sex Slaves? New York Times Opinion blog, Kerry Howley and Will Wilkerson, spring 2008
Prostituting women’s solidarity, Nathalie Rothschild in Spiked.com, November 2008
Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry was published by Zed Books in 2007. Order from Amazon. Or get the ebook from Books A Million.
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