NDLI: For Black Models Scroll Down: Webcam Modeling and the Racialization of Erotic Labor

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Jones, Angela
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This article presents data from a sociological investigation of online webcam modeling. Webcam models represent a cohort of sex workers who sell a range of erotic fantasy to online voyeuristic patrons—from benign conversation to exotic strip tease to explicit sex acts. First, the article presents descriptive data based on participation observation on the website of focus, which here will be called mostpopularcams.com. Second, this article presents statistical analyses of models’ success as measured by the website-generated camscore (how the site measures monetary model success) with the independent variables of race and nation of origin (N = 343). Also drawing on data from participant observation, and by applying intersectionality, this study aims to highlight the intricate ways that race-, class-, and gender-based inequities are perpetuated on a popular webcam site. Webcamming is a form of online body work that is highly racialized. Given that scholars have recognized the ways in which the conditions of labor impact a sex worker’s success, experiences of exploitation, job satisfaction, and agency, this article examines race as a factor that overwhelmingly thwarts the success of black women in the online world of webcam modeling.
Starting Page	776
Ending Page	799
Page Count	24
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10955143
Journal	Sexuality and Culture
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	19364822
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-15
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Webcam modeling Racialization Erotic labor Intersectionality Sex work Body work Social Sciences Personality and Social Psychology Psychology Regional and Cultural Studies
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Cultural Studies

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