@article{ref1,
title="Producing The Spectacle of Kamathipura",
journal="Cultural dynamics",
year="2006",
author="Shah, Svati P.",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="269-292",
abstract="In this article, I discuss the ways in which prostitution in Mumbai's main red light area is produced and functions as a spectacle. I examine several instantiations of discourses on prostitution in the city, including the press, and a 2003 HIV/AIDS prevention campaign which targeted female sex workers and their clients. I argue that the spectacle of prostitution in Mumbai is framed by international discourses of trafficking, as well as the local dialectics of stigma and honor. I conclude by discussing prostitution in other parts of India, where there is a greater degree of rights-based organizing.<p />",
language="",
issn="0921-3740",
doi="10.1177/0921374006071615",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0921374006071615"
}