Sex Work

Undergraduate

examines the historical roots and evolution of sex work to understand how cultural norms, attitudes, and beliefs systems shape its criminalization, regulation, and stigmatization. The course explores rationales for and impacts of laws and practices, comparing various theoretical perspectives, including feminist and intersectional theories of, and research on, sex work. Students will discover the diversity within this industry and how socio-cultural-legal approaches can perpetuate and/or dismantle the control of and harms toward sex work(ers).