So Skewed
So Skewed is a podcast exploring gender, sex and culture.
In season 1, we are rethinking prostitution; exploring the discourses that make prostitution illegal (and uncomfortable) and countering them with sex worker views.
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So Skewed
Episodes
Season 1 Trailer: Rethinking Prostitution
Welcome to So Skewed, a solo podcast hosted by Surabhi Chatterjee. In season 1, I try to dismantle the entire anti-prostitution movement; exploring the discourses that make prostitution illegal (and uncomfortable) and countering the...
1. Origins of international anti-trafficking laws
Why did the first global anti-trafficking laws come about? What’s India got to do with it? Episode 1 will track discourses around prostitution in colonial India that eventually leads to the United Nations’ first anti-trafficking convention pass...
2. US Feminism vs. Prostitution (& Porn)
How does modern day feminism look at prostitution? Why did western second – wave feminists oppose prostitution and sex workers? How did feminism theorize prostitution? This episode 2 tracks the US women’s liberation movement around...
3. Modern India’s Tryst with Prostitution
This episode 3 tracks the mainstream discourses around prostitution and the sex worker movement. Credits: Host: Surabhi Chatterjee. Audio production: Pruthu Parab. Cover Art: Rini Alphonsa Joseph Mu...
4. The Tyranny of Amrika: Global anti - trafficking movement
Why was the current UN anti- trafficking convention passed in 2000? What is trafficking and how rampant is it? Why do the state and police aggressively pursue sex workers? What’s America got to do with it? This episode 4 tracks contempora...
