
%0 Journal Article
%T Producing The Spectacle of Kamathipura
%J Cultural dynamics
%D 2006
%A Shah, Svati P.
%V 18
%N 3
%P 269-292
%X 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 />
%G 
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0921-3740
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0921374006071615