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JurisTalk – Paying for Sex: Socio-Legal Regulation and the Self-Conception of Clients
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
- In-person event
- D492, Loeb Building, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Speakers:
- Emily van der Meulen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at Ryerson University.
- Ummni Khan is an Associate Professor in Law, and the Joint Chair in Women’s Studies at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa
Abstract: In 2014, the Conservative government ushered in legislation on sex work that targets, in large part, those who purchase sexual services. This new legal framework is the latest exemplar of the changing cultural discourse relating to sex work clients, beginning with the relative tolerance of male clients in the Victorian era, to the current deviantization of paying for sex. In this talk, we draw on historical narratives, sexology, and feminist and queer theory, as well as clients’ own postings on an online sex work review forum to trace the evolving socio-legal context in Canada.
