1st Edition
Globalization, Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Corporeal Politics
By Elina Penttinen
Copyright 2008
188 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Globalization has been traditionally interpreted as a phenomenon that takes place at the macro level and is determined by states and markets. This volume takes a different approach to understanding globalization, showing how through the global sex trade, globalization is embodied and enacted by individuals.
Elina Penttinen illustrates how the global sex industry feeds on complex global flows.... Read more
1. Introduction: globalization, theories of bio-power and subjectivation
2. Landscapes and sexscapes of globalization
3. Prostitution and the global economy
4. Embodying globalization: Russian prostitutes in Finland
5. Trafficking women across Finnish-Russian and Norwegian borders
6. The domain of subjectivity: narratives of foreign erotic dancers in Finland
7. Conclusion: corporeal narratives and theorizing globalization.
Biography
Elina Penttinen is a postdoctoral researcher at Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI) at the University of Tampere, Finland.
