ETH STD 21AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: El Paso, Texas, Arundhati Roy, Neoliberalism
21 Apr 2016
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Maquiladoras: neoliberalism and globalization, border industrialization and militarization, feminization of labor. Radicalizes, gendered, classed, sexualized dynamics of global labor. Neoliberal rationality: individual responsibility, racial doctrine of colorblindness. Worked in sex industry, has a pseudonym to protect anonymity as an artist. Anonymity is not invisibility, rather a way to be seen. Poem soil written in solidarity with womanhood who are objectified (including self workers) Arundhati roy: only the deliberately silenced or preferably unheard. Decriminalization: police don"t have resources to pursue and prosecute crimes. Decriminalization vs. legalization: want prostitution to be decriminalized, legalization is the 1st step, not support legalization: don"t want anything that gives police and stat more power, creates more bureaucracy and further creates criminalization. Pimping and pandering: if you know someone who is a sex worker- charge people with pimping, if connected with the space charged with pandering. Labor safety and worker rights: need more protections for sex workers. Happens on every continent on the planet.
