Open AccessPlaying the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant
Author(s) -
Jessica Eve Oliver
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
excursions/excursions journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2055-494X
pISSN - 2044-4095
DOI - 10.20919/exs.6.2015.214
Subject(s) - amnesty , decriminalization , denial , political science , sociology , law , criminology , politics , psychology , psychoanalysis
Melissa Gira Grant’s latest book examines the denial of basic labour rights for sex workers, and the external factors behind this, including the attitudes of the police, media and politicians. The book is a sharp critique of the sensationalist treatment of the industry and behaviors of establishment figures that proves timely in the wake of Amnesty’s recently declared support for global decriminalization.