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Description

1. xii, 160 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "Archaeology of a Brothel in Nineteenth-Century Boston, MA provides an accessible and thought-provoking account of the archaeological understanding of nineteenth-century prostitution in Boston, Massachusetts. The book explores how the practice of nineteenth-century sex work involved a careful construction of fantasy for brothel customers. This fantasy had the potential to provide financial stability and security for the madam of the establishment, if not for the women working for them. Employing theories of embodiment, sexuality, and an archaeology of the senses, this study of the Endicott Street collection contributes a new methodological and theoretical framework for studying the archaeology of prostitution across time, space, and culture. The material culture recovered from brothel sites allows exploration of both the semi-private, "behind the scenes" narrative of sex work, as well as the semi-public, eroticized "performance space" where patrons were entertained. Few books on the archaeology of sex work exist and this volume will both provide an updated perspective on the history of sex work in Boston in the nineteenth century as well as tie advances in gender and embodiment theories to a compelling case study. The book is for student and scholars of historical archaeology, nineteenth-century urban America, and gender studies. Students studying feminist theory and archaeology of the senses will also be interested in the contents"--

Series statement

1. Archaeology of gender and sexuality

Uniform title

1. Archaeology of gender and sexuality.

Subject

1. 1800-1899
2. Prostitution > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century
3. Brothels > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century
4. Red-light districts > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century
5. Women > Massachusetts > Boston > History > 19th century
6. Brothels
7. Manners and customs
8. Prostitution
9. Red-light districts
10. Women
11. Sex work
12. Sexual practices
13. Sex industry
14. Gender identity
15. Boston (Mass.) > Social life and customs
16. Massachusetts > Boston

Genre/Form

1. History.

Call number

1. JFE 23-1533

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Luiz, Jade W., author.

Title

1. Archaeology of a brothel in nineteenth-century Boston, MA : erotic facades / Dr. Jade W. Luiz.

Publisher

1. Abingdon, Oxfordshire : New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Copyright date

1. ©2023

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Archaeology of gender and sexuality
2. Archaeology of gender and sexuality.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1800-1899

LCCN

1. 2022042047

ISBN

1. 9781032047058 (hardcover)
2. 1032047054 (hardcover)
3. 9781032047065 (paperback)
4. 1032047062 (paperback)

Research call number

1. JFE 23-1533