Elspeth Drayton | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Elspeth Drayton

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Department of Development Studies, Graduate Student

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Department of Development Studies, Graduate StudentReed College, Anthropology, Undergraduate |

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Title: (Re)Racialising the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Discourse

SOAS, University of London, 2018

The near-universal outrage over child sex trafficking has lead to engagement with anti-traffickin... more The near-universal outrage over child sex trafficking has lead to engagement with anti-trafficking efforts from a wide-range of institutions and actors. Despite significant interest, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) in the United States continues to flourish, with African American girls disproportionately victimised. Racial disparities in victimisation receive marginal recognition in the dominant discourse, therefore in this dissertation I ask: how can we best understand the racialised experiences of and responses to DMST in the U.S.? Colour-blind ideologies minimise the significance of systemic racism in the U.S. and a paucity of reliable data allows these ideologies to operate in place of evidence in the research. The result is a colour-blind, post-racial discourse whose dismissal of African American girls’ increased vulnerability further victimises them and does little to prevent continued exploitation. In re-racialising the discourse, I outline the need for a critical approach which integrates the influence of racism on experiences of and responses to victimisation.

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Title: (Re)Racialising the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Discourse

SOAS, University of London, 2018

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