Male Sex Work in the Digital Age: Curated Lives
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 The Changing World of Online Male Sex Work -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Changing Social Meanings of Male Sex Work -- The Cleveland Street and Dublin Castle Scandals -- Male Prostitution in the Twentieth Century -- Research on Male Sex Work in Ireland -- The Rise of Neo-Abolitionism -- The Stories in This Book -- References -- 2 Discipline and Desire in the Pursuit of Physical Capital -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Changing Body Within Irish Culture -- The Meaning of Muscles -- Body Projects in a Late Modern Age -- Fitness 365 Gym -- Sexual Encounters in the Gym -- Reading the Body for Class Location -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Grindr, Hybridisation and the Life a Pop-Up Escort -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Gay Men, Dating and Sex -- Male Sex Work Online -- Grindr -- Showcasing the Body: Digitally Mediated Photos on Grindr -- Online, Real Time and Hybrid Space -- Disposable Bodies? Converting Physical Capital -- Sex, Money and Intimacy -- Touring -- Coercion -- GHB -- Exiting Sex Work-The Long Goodbye -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Instagram, Micro-Celebrity and the World of Intimate Strangers -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The New Digital Age -- Celebrity -- Intimate Strangers -- Micro-Celebrities -- Instagram -- Instagram and Male Sex Work -- Communicating Intimacy -- #Iwokeuplikethis -- #Aboutlastnight -- #Takemeback -- Managing Micro-Celebrity Interaction -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Netporn and the Amateur Turn on OnlyFans -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Pornographisation of Everyday Life -- Netporn and the Search for Authenticity -- Amazon Wish List -- Levels of Interaction on Instagram -- OnlyFans-'Where Selfies Pay' -- Content -- Income -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Conclusion: The Governance of Male Sex Work in Digital Cultures -- Abstract -- References -- Index.
