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		<title>Dangerous emotions in slavery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently co-organised with Kostas Vlassopoulos a conference in Nottingham under the auspices of ISOS, the well known international centre for the study of slavery. The topic of the conference was Sex and Slavery and it included papers from all periods and geographical areas; it was meant to be comparative (both diachronically and geographically). The discussion was especially fruitful also because the respondents brought sometimes radically opposing viewpoints. Unlike other conferences of this type, surprisingly, we did not focus on the Evils of Slavery to society. We did not explore the destructive forces that this peculiar institution holds for the people who are involved. Instead, most papers analysed the variety of relationships between masters and slaves and the mosaic of emotions that arose within them. We came to the conclusion that not all of these relationships were based on violence and not all of them included perverse feelings of hate. Although we acknowledged that slavery breeds relationships based on power rather than love, there must have been some positive exceptions to the rule. I have been wondering why did the participants of the conference focused on the exceptions and not to the rule? Why did positive rather than negative emotions seemed to be so important? It seems to me than in certain cases the debate is overwhelmingly dominated by feelings of guilty and regret. The guilt, felt especially in the United States, sometimes overpowers discussions of slavery and sex. The result is a monolithic treatment of the topic that does not allow for the existence of a multitude of emotions, relationships, situations and outcomes. As historians, I believe, that we are obliged to acknowledge the exceptional cases and the patterns they create no matter how politically incorrect they seem to be. The Nottingham conference and its unlikely results indicated that we may be moving to a new research era in slavery studies.]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient practices affect modern sex workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rogueclassicist brought to my attention the following advertisement for platform shoes. I checked out the shoes and they look like ancient kothornoi&#8230; With fluorescent lights. They are a shiny example of the influence of ancient history in modern sex industry. I think that the minister of education will be very happy to see that classics has an impact on the wider economy! I seriously doubt, though, that prostitutes in ancient Athens would have managed to leave traces on the road with their shoes! As for modern prostitutes, I have no opinion due to the lack of first hand experience. &#8220;The Aphrodite Project Team is pleased to announce the launch of Platforms, a new line of footwear specifically designed for sex work. Platforms are both an homage to Aphrodite and her prostitute-priestesses as well as a practical tool for the contemporary sex worker. With Platforms, we have created a seamlessly integrated system of shoes and online services. Our shoes use the latest technology to bring sex workers on par with other public workers, whose lives are valued highly because they work in dangerous professions that serve the needs of the community. Our first shoe, a demo version of the Platform 001 sandal, was inspired by the prostitutes of ancient Greece and Rome, who enticed clients with their flutes and sandals that left ‘follow me’ footprints in the earth. Our contemporary sandals combine these poetic images from antiquity with promotional and safety features designed to meet the needs of today’s sex workers.&#8221; Look at the shoes here http://www.sexygpsshoes.com/main.php]]></description>
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