Performing and Policing Prostitution: Race and Sexuality in Colonial Hong Kong Under the Contagious Diseases Ordinances.

IF 0.2 4区 哲学 Q4 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
NTM Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-05 DOI:10.1007/s00048-025-00417-5
Ezra Kücken
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This paper delves into the complex construction and regulation of prostitution in colonial Hong Kong, exploring how intersecting dynamics of race, gender, class, and sexuality influenced perceptions and governance. Drawing on intersectionality, doing gender, and performativity frameworks, it analyzes the role of patriarchal imperialist capitalism, medical expertise, and humanitarian networks in shaping colonial attitudes toward prostitution, particularly through the enactment of contagious diseases (CD) ordinances. Despite existing scholarship on imperial regulation, there is a notable gap regarding the nuanced construct of the prostitute herself and its impact on regulatory practices. Through examination of historical documents, the paper reveals the interdependence between colonial and domestic constructions of race, sexuality, and class, highlighting their influence on legislative approaches in Britain and its colonies. By situating Hong Kong within broader imperial networks and scrutinizing medico-moral discourse and capitalist imperatives, the study exposes contradictions in colonial regulation, emphasizing the enduring legacies of exploitation. It advocates for further research into the performance and policing of prostitution, stressing the necessity of an intersectional lens to comprehend the complexities of colonial history.

《传染病条例下的香港卖淫表演与管制:种族与性》。
本文深入研究了殖民时期香港卖淫的复杂结构和监管,探讨了种族、性别、阶级和性行为的交叉动态如何影响人们的观念和治理。利用交叉性、行为性别和表演性框架,它分析了宗法帝国主义资本主义、医疗专业知识和人道主义网络在形成对卖淫的殖民态度方面的作用,特别是通过颁布传染病条例。尽管已有关于帝国监管的学术研究,但在妓女本身的细微结构及其对监管实践的影响方面存在显著差距。通过对历史文献的研究,本文揭示了种族、性别和阶级的殖民和国内建构之间的相互依存关系,突出了它们对英国及其殖民地立法方法的影响。通过将香港置于更广阔的帝国网络中,并仔细审视医学道德话语和资本主义的必要性,这项研究揭示了殖民统治中的矛盾,强调了剥削的持久遗产。它主张进一步研究卖淫的表现和监管,强调有必要用交叉视角来理解殖民历史的复杂性。
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