This thesis is compiled of four short stories and is an excerpt from a story cycle that I’ve been working on for the last four years entitled Eyes That Seen Too Much. These stories follow the challenges faced by the Labossierre women. Although most fiction writing does address challenges and/or how characters face their particular challenges, this story cycle is slightly different due to the unconventional backgrounds of the characters. Katherine and her sister Raquel grew up as Prostitutes in Louisiana, where their mother, Bit (Lil’ Bit) was also a Prostitute. The sister’s daughters, Kennedy and Marie become Exotic Dancers in adulthood, and the reader witnesses some of the challenges that they face as children and the social constraints of being daughters of former prostitutes and exotic dancers.

Cette &#x00E9;tude analyse la dynamique de la prostitution et de la politique sexuelle telle que d&#x00E9;peinte dans Putain de Nelly Arcan dans le but de cerner l'exp&#x00E9;rience prostitutionnelle int&#x00E9;grale du sujet narratif, une prostitu&#x00E9;e nomm&#x00E9;e Cynthia. Notre analyse s'&#x00E9;tend sur trois plans dont l'ordre pr&#x00E9;sente une gradation menant de l'espace priv&#x00E9; du rapport prostitutionnel &#x00E0; la sph&#x00E8;re publique sociale. Ainsi, nous examinons d'abord le statut que la narratrice occupe dans le cadre du milieu de la prostitution. Nous sondons ensuite les divers ph&#x00E9;nom&#x00E8;nes socio-culturels et psychologiques qui servent comme force motrice du choix de m&#x00E9;tier de prostitu&#x00E9;e chez Arcan. Pour ce faire, nous analysons en premier lieu le microcosme social de la famille qui a d&#x00E9;clench&#x00E9; chez la narratrice la d&#x00E9;marche prostitutionnelle. Finalement, nous comptons rep&#x00E9;rer le rapport entre l'&#x00E9;tat soumis de la prostitu&#x00E9;e dans Putain et l'oppression historique de la femme dans l'ensemble de la soci&#x00E9;t&#x00E9; patriarcale du type capitaliste. Compte tenu des divers discours patriarcaux abord&#x00E9;s dans Putain et de l'attitude contestataire adopt&#x00E9;e par la narratrice elle-m&#x00EA;me envers ces discours, nous avons jug&#x00E9; essentiel d'orienter notre recherche ainsi que l'&#x00E9;tude du texte d'Arcan selon une perspective interdisciplinaire d'ordre f&#x00E9;ministe. </P><P> This study analyzes the dynamics of prostitution and sexual politics as depicted in Putain, by Nelly Arcan, in order to explore the integral prostitutional experience of the narrator, a prostitute named Cynthia. Our threefold analysis presents a gradation that leads from the private place of the prostitutional relationship to the public social sphere. Thus, we examine first the status that the narrator occupies in the framework of the milieu of prostitution. Then, we probe the diverse socio-cultural and psychological phenomenon that serve as motivational forces to the choice of becoming a prostitute, as depicted in Arcan's work. In order to do this, we firstly analyze the family as a social microcosm that has provoked the narrator's path to prostitution. Finally, we seek to identify the relationship between the submission of the prostitute in Putain and the historic oppression of women in patriarchal capitalist society. Given the diverse patriarchal discourses addressed in Putain and the questioning attitude that the narrator herself adopts towards these discourses, it was deemed appropriate to conduct our research, as well as the study of Arcan's text, according to an interdisciplinary feminist perspective.</P>

Les positions féministes libérales et radicales sont à l'origine de la plupart des travaux relatifs à la prostitution. La première appelle au droit de se prostituer, tandis que la seconde considère la prostitution comme une exploitation. La binarité de ce débat mène à sa stérilité, puisque ne pouvant s'entendre sur la meilleure perspective d'analyse ou sur l'option législative à privilégier, la lutte pour les droits des personnes prostituées est paralysée par une bataille pour l'accès à l'espace public. Or, afin de pouvoir faire la promotion d'une option législative particulière en matière de prostitution, tout en partageant l'espace public avec les adversaires de cette même option, les parties du débat devraient s'engager dans une démarche visant à contribuer éthiquement au débat, sans pour autant renoncer à leur position. Ainsi, afin de briser cette dichotomie, Majo Hansotte fournit un outil méthodologique efficace, celui des « intelligences citoyennes ». À l'aide de l'exemple de la loi suédoise en matière de prostitution, il devient plus facile de voir comment il est possible de critiquer une loi ou une position idéologique, sans devoir y renoncer. Ainsi, l'intelligence argumentative nous permet d'analyser les arguments sur la prostitution et ceux utilisés pour promouvoir la loi suédoise. Ensuite, l'intelligence narrative nous permet de voir comment les récits des personnes prostituées sont récupérés à des fins politiques. L'intelligence prescriptive, pour sa part, relève les perspectives d'avenir portées par la loi. Finalement, l'intelligence déconstructive, en nous invitant à chercher les codes et les lieux d'enfermement contenus dans le langage sur la prostitution et dans les lois, permet l'ouverture à d'autres formes de militantisme pour défendre les droits des personnes prostituées. En appliquant cette démarche au débat sur la prostitution à l'aide de l'exemple de la Suède, la possibilité d'un débat plus éthique est donc envisagée. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Prostitution, loi suédoise en matière de prostitution, espace public, intelligences citoyennes

Cette &#x00E9;tude analyse la dynamique de la prostitution et de la politique sexuelle telle que d&#x00E9;peinte dans Putain de Nelly Arcan dans le but de cerner l'exp&#x00E9;rience prostitutionnelle int&#x00E9;grale du sujet narratif, une prostitu&#x00E9;e nomm&#x00E9;e Cynthia. Notre analyse s'&#x00E9;tend sur trois plans dont l'ordre pr&#x00E9;sente une gradation menant de l'espace priv&#x00E9; du rapport prostitutionnel &#x00E0; la sph&#x00E8;re publique sociale. Ainsi, nous examinons d'abord le statut que la narratrice occupe dans le cadre du milieu de la prostitution. Nous sondons ensuite les divers ph&#x00E9;nom&#x00E8;nes socio-culturels et psychologiques qui servent comme force motrice du choix de m&#x00E9;tier de prostitu&#x00E9;e chez Arcan. Pour ce faire, nous analysons en premier lieu le microcosme social de la famille qui a d&#x00E9;clench&#x00E9; chez la narratrice la d&#x00E9;marche prostitutionnelle. Finalement, nous comptons rep&#x00E9;rer le rapport entre l'&#x00E9;tat soumis de la prostitu&#x00E9;e dans Putain et l'oppression historique de la femme dans l'ensemble de la soci&#x00E9;t&#x00E9; patriarcale du type capitaliste. Compte tenu des divers discours patriarcaux abord&#x00E9;s dans Putain et de l'attitude contestataire adopt&#x00E9;e par la narratrice elle-m&#x00EA;me envers ces discours, nous avons jug&#x00E9; essentiel d'orienter notre recherche ainsi que l'&#x00E9;tude du texte d'Arcan selon une perspective interdisciplinaire d'ordre f&#x00E9;ministe. </P><P> This study analyzes the dynamics of prostitution and sexual politics as depicted in Putain, by Nelly Arcan, in order to explore the integral prostitutional experience of the narrator, a prostitute named Cynthia. Our threefold analysis presents a gradation that leads from the private place of the prostitutional relationship to the public social sphere. Thus, we examine first the status that the narrator occupies in the framework of the milieu of prostitution. Then, we probe the diverse socio-cultural and psychological phenomenon that serve as motivational forces to the choice of becoming a prostitute, as depicted in Arcan's work. In order to do this, we firstly analyze the family as a social microcosm that has provoked the narrator's path to prostitution. Finally, we seek to identify the relationship between the submission of the prostitute in Putain and the historic oppression of women in patriarchal capitalist society. Given the diverse patriarchal discourses addressed in Putain and the questioning attitude that the narrator herself adopts towards these discourses, it was deemed appropriate to conduct our research, as well as the study of Arcan's text, according to an interdisciplinary feminist perspective.</P>

Our purpose with this essay is to find explanations to the genesis of the Swedish law against prostitution now in power, known as Sexköpslagen 1998:408. We enter deeply into the official reports behind the law. This Swedish law implies that in a sex trade a crime is committed only by the consumer, and not by the seller. Our essay will result in an analysis of what sexköpslagen is an expression for. Our assumption is that the so called ideology of (gender) equality in Sweden might be a part of the explanation to the genesis of sexköpslagen. The question at issue, which we will try to give an answer to is: Why was a prohibition against buying sexual services introduced in Sweden? To be able to study the unique law we will make some international comparisons in order to relate the Swedish law to other countries’ regulations. The method of our essay is to analysis material that mainly consists of official reports and preparatory to the law. The process to the Swedish law was complicated and protracted. Political discussions about a criminalization began in the 1970 but it would take thirty years before the law was applied. Of crucial importance to the law now in power was the women union of the social democracy party. In order to meet the aim of our essay we analyze our material with the theory of the Swedish women movements and how they put the question of equality on the political agenda. Our conclusion is that prostitution is considered to be an expression for lack of (gender) equality.

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<p>Our purpose with this essay is to find explanations to the genesis of the Swedish law against prostitution now in power, known as Sexköpslagen 1998:408. We enter deeply into the official reports behind the law. This Swedish law implies that in a sex trade a crime is committed only by the consumer, and not by the seller. Our essay will result in an analysis of what sexköpslagen is an expression for. Our assumption is that the so called ideology of (gender) equality in Sweden might be a part of the explanation to the genesis of sexköpslagen. The question at issue, which we will try to give an answer to is: Why was a prohibition against buying sexual services introduced in Sweden? To be able to study the unique law we will make some international comparisons in order to relate the Swedish law to other countries’ regulations. The method of our essay is to analysis material that mainly consists of official reports and preparatory to the law. The process to the Swedish law was complicated and protracted. Political discussions about a criminalization began in the 1970 but it would take thirty years before the law was applied. Of crucial importance to the law now in power was the women union of the social democracy party. In order to meet the aim of our essay we analyze our material with the theory of the Swedish women movements and how they put the question of equality on the political agenda. Our conclusion is that prostitution is considered to be an expression for lack of (gender) equality.</p>

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Theologische Fakultät--Zürich--Universität, 2005. / Bibliogr. p. 219-239.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Open University. BLDSC no. DXN104862.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers University, 2009. / "Graduate Program in Political Science." Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236).