Male Sex Work in the Digital Age Curated Lives /

• Main Author: Ryan, Paul (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Gender identity.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Digital media.; Gender and Sexuality.; Crime and Society.; Digital/New Media.

This book explores the lives of male sex workers living in Dublin, Ireland. It focuses on the stories of young Brazilian and Venezuelan migrants who use their micro-celebrity on social media to construct a brand that can be converted into financial advantage within the sex industry. The book focuses...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Changing World of Online Male Sex Work
• 2. Discipline and Desire in the Pursuit of Physical Capital
• 3. Grindr, Hybridization and the life of the Pop-up Escort
• 4. Instagram, Micro-Celebrity and the world of Intimate Strangers
• 5. Netporn and the Amateur Turn on OnlyFans
• 6. Conclusion: The Governance of Male Sex Work in Digital Cultures. .