PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY REVIEW OF "MALE SEX WORK & SOCIETY
We are largely grateful to Publisher's Weekly for largely praising our charter book,. The complements the 14 endorsements by international leaders in the field of male sex work research summarized in the "Advance Praise" prefatory pages.
We take issue with 2 "PW" criticisms below, and invite feedback.
Bill Cohen, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Harrington Park Press
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of such "unfortunate" photographs. These were vetted by Patrick Ciano,
Creative Director and designer for this volume as well as many
distinguished books published by Oxford Universtiy Press and
Harvard University Press, and selected by volume editors Dr. Minichiello
and Dr. Scott.
We take issue with 2 "PW" criticisms below, and invite feedback.
Bill Cohen, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Harrington Park Press
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1) "Unfortunate choice to include photographs of shirtless, muscled men"
The video below shows an examplesof such "unfortunate" photographs. These were vetted by Patrick Ciano,
Creative Director and designer for this volume as well as many
distinguished books published by Oxford Universtiy Press and
Harvard University Press, and selected by volume editors Dr. Minichiello
and Dr. Scott.
Many illustrations relate to the editorial focus of each chapter.
The editors specifically note they do not cover the field of
transgender sex work (either male-to-female or male-to-female,
during any stage of transition) in this 500 page tightly edited
volume. The literature of male sex work research has emerged as
a specialty in its own right, with a slow surge of newly published
peer review articles. Most new articles cite the same growing
body of research in male sex work. In counterpart fashion, there is
a ground body of research on transgender sex work. Harrington
Park Press is tentatively planning a separate book project in this
area. However, in our view, transgender sex work should not be
merged into a book entitled "Male Sex Work." Transgender sex
work appears to be a small field in its own right, smaller but urgently
important for researchers and policy practice. The "PW" reviewer
may not have been familiar with multiple distinctions separating transgender sex work as its own focus area.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-939594-01-3
2) "..sometimes problematic handling of transgender sex work..."
........The editors specifically note they do not cover the field of
transgender sex work (either male-to-female or male-to-female,
during any stage of transition) in this 500 page tightly edited
volume. The literature of male sex work research has emerged as
a specialty in its own right, with a slow surge of newly published
peer review articles. Most new articles cite the same growing
body of research in male sex work. In counterpart fashion, there is
a ground body of research on transgender sex work. Harrington
Park Press is tentatively planning a separate book project in this
area. However, in our view, transgender sex work should not be
merged into a book entitled "Male Sex Work." Transgender sex
work appears to be a small field in its own right, smaller but urgently
important for researchers and policy practice. The "PW" reviewer
may not have been familiar with multiple distinctions separating transgender sex work as its own focus area.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-939594-01-3
