Bachelor thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
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This thesis discusses the interconnection between (auto)ethnography, sex work, and digitalisation. Referencing Donna Haraway’s ‘Situated Knowledge’ and other feminist perspectives, I explore the...Show moreThis thesis discusses the interconnection between (auto)ethnography, sex work, and digitalisation. Referencing Donna Haraway’s ‘Situated Knowledge’ and other feminist perspectives, I explore the complicated nature of doing ethnographic work on sex work, particularly within our digital contexts. As the blurred boundaries between researcher and researched call for an inclusion of the self and methodological reflexivity in such scientific inquiry. I attempt to emphasise both agency and exploitation, adding to a more well-rounded understanding of sex work amidst a capitalist and digital context. At its core, this thesis aims to interlink academic inquiry with lived experience, questioning conventional dichotomies and authoritative assertions of knowledge, overall contributing towards an inclusive and feminist science.Show less
