Online sex work has exploded since Covid, both from the content creator and also the academic point of view. The more ubiquitous digital sex work becomes, the more interest grows in academia as well. At le Shaw, we aim to be at the forefront of sex research.
“To inform our work, we wanted to know what was the state of the literature—the gaps and future directions. This is a necessary first step to make meaningful scientific contributions and use this knowledge to help people. That’s why we reached out to Lindsay. Her expertise and insights made her the perfect researcher for this project,” Dubé said.
Lindsay Blewett, Ph.D. candidate at York University in the Gender and Women’s Studies Department, lives with an invisible disability and, is open about her sex work experience. This review yielded 74 articles, nearly two-thirds of which were published after the pandemic began, signaling a growing interest from the academic community. A significant portion also focused on webcam modeling.
The interdisciplinary research zeroed in on six key themes related to online sex work: precarity, safety, performance, pleasure, stigma, and resistance. Soon to be submitted to an academic journal, the findings of this research highlight the inherent risks and challenges of the profession and its potential for personal autonomy.
Read the full article: https://leshaw.com/from-shadows-to-spotlight-the-future-of-online-sex-work-research/
