Licensed to Thrill: From Dirty Work to Abject Labour in London’s Soho
Melissa Tyler, Professor of Work and Organization Studies in Essex Business School, discusses her ethnographic research in sex retail shops in London's Soho. She draws on the concept of dirty work to explore the ways in which the various taints associated with dirty work – physical, social and moral – are lived and experienced. She examines the allure of this particular type of work for those who perform it, with a particular focus on Soho as a workplace. For more information, please email Professor Tyler at mjtyler@essex.ac.uk.