Date of Award
Spring 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Anthropology
Director of Thesis
Dr. Drucilla K. Barker
First Reader
Dr. Jonathan M. Leader
Second Reader
Dr. Jonathan M. Leader
Abstract
This thesis explores the history and nuances of sex work and feminist philosophy, especially within the context of commercial sex and feminist legal theory. Through an analysis of four different feminist philosophies that stemmed from the “sex wars” of the 1980s such as abolitionism, neo-abolitionism, decriminalization and legalization and their perspectives on sex work, the belief systems of these perspectives and their relation to feminist jurisprudence, as well as a comparative study of decriminalized sex work in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands and Juárez, Mexico, this research shows the ramifications of decriminalization of sex work on progressive feminism.
First Page
1
Last Page
56
Recommended Citation
Mesce, Gabriella, "Sex Work Decriminalization and Feminist Theory" (2020). Senior Theses. 365.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/365
Rights
© 2020, Gabriella Mesce