Kari  Lerum
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Public Scholarship 

My public scholarship focuses on how sexuality & gender are regulated (via institutions) and represented (via pop culture)

The White Lotus: Lessons on Black Lives Matter, Reparations, and Queer Liberation   |  Ms. Magazine
Lerum, K
. 2021. Nov. 24.​

Should prostitution be decriminalized?  |   The Conversation

Lerum, K. 2016, May 30.  (Republished on Alternet, Disinformation, PBS Point Taken, The Raw Story, & UPI)

Uproar over Kenny Harvard's stripper joke misses larger issue  |   Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2016, May 21. 

​Fury Road's righteous sexual politics: Starring White feminism and good White men  |  Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2015, Oct. 12.

Scientists score one over celebrities in battle to decriminalize sex work  |  The Conversation
Lerum, K. 2015, Sept. 3. (Republished on The Raw Story, Newsjs.com, Kolkata News, PBS Point Taken, &  Wopular)

Cisgender FemmeNist reflections on trans justice: Moving from adoration to action  |  The Feminist Wire
Lerum, K. 2015, May 26.

Trafficking policy should focus on empowerment, not coercion |  Ms Magazine
Lerum, K. 2015, April 10. 

How popular sex trafficking stories like 'Abduction of Eden' justify bad policy and hurt sex workers |  Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K., 2014, March 8.

Sex work and trafficking primer |  American Sociological Association Sexualities Section
Sex Work and Trafficking Workgroup. 2012.

Feminist burlesque, in theory and practice  |  Ms. Magazine.
Lerum, K. 2011, June 24.

Toward a human rights approach to sex work policy  |  Rewire News Group (formerly Rh Reality Check)
Lerum, K. 2011, March 22. (Republished on Alternet.com)

For sex workers, recommendation #86 will go down in history.  |  Ms. Magazine
Lerum, K. 2011, March 15,

Thanks to Uruguay, U.S. sex workers’ human rights get federal attention.
| Ms. Magazine.
Lerum, K.  2011, March 3. 

Reducing violence against sex workers: What are the policy options?  |  Policy brief presented to the U.S. State Department
Lerum, K., Saunders, P., Barlin, D., Wahab, S., & Swift, J.  2011.

Terrorism against sex workers: It’s time to take a stand. | Ms Magazine.
Lerum, K. 2010, Dec. 17.

'Burlesque' is so gay, and that's a good thing  |  Ms. Magazine 
Lerum, K., 2010, Dec. 2.

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Interested in bully-free zones? (or not?)  |  Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2010.

The real problem with "sexting": Adult complicity in labeling teens "sluts," "perverts," and "criminals" |  Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.

Pure fashion policing  |  Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.
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Many more essays on these and similar topics at Sexuality & Society (founded by Kari Lerum & Shari Dworkin in 2009)
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  • Kari Lerum
  • Research
    • Journal articles
    • Chapters & Essays
    • Public Scholarship
    • Current projects
  • Teaching
  • More