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Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows
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Wilson, A
Published in: Feminist Legal Studies
April 1, 2010
This essay investigates the political economy of sexuality through an interpretation of sex shows for foreigners in Bangkok, Thailand. Reading these performances as both symptoms of, and analytical commentaries on, Western consumer desire, the essay suggests the 'pussy shows' parody the mass production that was a hallmark of Western masculine identity under Fordism. This reading makes a case for the erotic generativity of capitalism, illuminating how Western, post-Fordist political economy of the post-1970s generated demand for these erotic services in Asia and how Western, heterosexual masculine desire is integrated into global capitalist circuits. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Feminist Legal Studies
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0966-3622
Publication Date
April 1, 2010
Volume
18
Issue
1
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53 / 67
Related Subject Headings
- Criminology
- 4804 Law in context
- 4803 International and comparative law
- 4405 Gender studies
- 1801 Law
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Wilson, A. (2010). Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows. Feminist Legal Studies, 18(1), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-010-9145-2
Wilson, A. “Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows.” Feminist Legal Studies 18, no. 1 (April 1, 2010): 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-010-9145-2.
Wilson A. Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows. Feminist Legal Studies. 2010 Apr 1;18(1):53–67.
Wilson, A. “Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows.” Feminist Legal Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, Apr. 2010, pp. 53–67. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s10691-010-9145-2.
Wilson A. Post-fordist desires: The commodity aesthetics of bangkok sex shows. Feminist Legal Studies. 2010 Apr 1;18(1):53–67.
![Journal cover image](https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=/lc.gif&issn=0966-3622&client=dukeuniv)
Published In
Feminist Legal Studies
DOI
ISSN
0966-3622
Publication Date
April 1, 2010
Volume
18
Issue
1
Start / End Page
53 / 67
Related Subject Headings
- Criminology
- 4804 Law in context
- 4803 International and comparative law
- 4405 Gender studies
- 1801 Law