ABSTRACT

This paper explores Black men’s narratives of sex work in Cape Town. Sex work in South Africa takes place in a complex context of poverty and unemployment, which plays a part in men’s entry into the profession. Much research on sex work has focused on female sex workers to the detriment of men who sell sex whose experiences are silenced. Narrative interviews were employed and the study investigated how Black men who sell sex position themselves and others and construct their identity within a workspace dominated by women. This paper is concerned with how men narrate about themselves, the language they employ to do so and its purpose. It is focused on the narratives that are told about the self and how these are co-constructed. It is additionally concerned with how men’s talk constructs their experiences as intersectional. The analysis provides insight into how masculine identities are constructed in men’s narratives about sex work.

摘要

本文探讨了黑人在开普敦的性工作叙事。南非的性工作是在贫困和失业的复杂环境中进行的，这在男性进入该行业中发挥了作用。关于性工作的许多研究都集中在女性性工作者身上，这不利于那些卖淫的男性，而这种男性的性行为被沉默了。进行了叙事性采访，这项研究调查了黑人如何卖掉自己和他人的性姿势，以及如何在女性主导的工作空间中建立自己的身份。本文关注的是人们如何自我描述，他们使用的语言及其目的。它着重于讲述自我的叙事以及这些叙事如何被共同建构。此外，它还与男人的谈话如何将他们的体验建构为交集有关。