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Winner, Sociology of the Body and Embodiment Best Publication Award, given by the American Sociological Association

Honorable Mention, 2021 Sexualities Section Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association

The first inside look at how sex workers use webcams to make a living

The erotic webcam industry, also known as “camming,” is a thriving global business. Angela Jones takes readers inside this multi-billion dollar industry, revealing how its workers experience intimacy, community, empowerment—and, as she compellingly argues, pleasure.

Drawing on in-depth interviews, survey data, web analytics, and more, Jones highlights not only the dangers, but also the rewards, of working in one of the most taboo corners of the Internet. She provides an inside look at the public and private shows between cam models and their customers, from exotic dancing and pornographic videos, to masturbation shows and erotic chatrooms.

A fascinating, much-needed glimpse into the lives of cam models, Camming takes us behind the webcam lens to experience the power of erotic labor in the twenty-first century.

ISBN-13: 9781479874873

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: New York University Press

Publication Date: 02-18-2020

Pages: 344

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Angela Jones is Associate Professor of Sociology at Farmingdale State College, SUNY. She is the author Camming: Money, Power, and Pleasure in the Sex Work Industry and African American Civil Rights: Early Activism and the Niagara Movement.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vii

List of Tables ix

Preface xi

Introduction 1

1 The Pleasure Deficit: Toward a Sociological Theory of Pleasure 19

2 Introduction to Camming: Technology, Embodied Authenticity, and the Demystification of Porn 41

3 The Contemporary Camming Market: Moral Entrepreneurs, Sex Entrepreneurs, and Cam Models 61

4 Global Motivations to Cam: Challenging Alienation and Recapturing Pleasure in Work 87

5 "I Get Paid to Have Orgasms": Pleasure, Danger, and the Development of Resiliency 109

6 We Are Camily: Community, Social Capital, and the Problem of Exclusion 134

7 Performing in a Sexual Field: Display Work, Manufactured Identities, and Gender Performance 153

8 For Black Models Scroll Down: Sexual Racism and the Camming Field 183

9 Getting Kinky Online: The Diffuse Life and BDSM Play 203

Conclusion 229

Acknowledgments 251

Appendix A Cam Models in the Study 253

Appendix B Methods 269

Appendix C Ethical Considerations 275

Notes 283

Bibliography 297

Index 313

About the Author 321