TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Producing The Spectacle of Kamathipura
JO  - Cultural dynamics
A1  - Shah, Svati P.
SP  - 269
EP  - 292
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0921-3740
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0921374006071615
ID  - ref1
ER  -