Aménager l’espace, déménager la prostitution : évolution des espaces dédiés aux plaisirs intimes et sexuels à Tanger
The reshaping of the northern region of Morocco impacted not only the so-called informal economies and in particular the underground economies driven by the smuggling/cannabis/emigration trilogy, but also the economies of entertainment and sexual services (i.e. sex work). In Tangier, since the 2000s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Équipe Monde Arabe Méditerranée
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Les Cahiers d’EMAM |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/emam/4146 |
| Summary: | The reshaping of the northern region of Morocco impacted not only the so-called informal economies and in particular the underground economies driven by the smuggling/cannabis/emigration trilogy, but also the economies of entertainment and sexual services (i.e. sex work). In Tangier, since the 2000s, under the influence of urban requalification policies in the city’s central districts, the social space and the territories of the sexual economy have undergone significant shifts. The urban planning interventions, which were regular between 2000 and 2015, affected the entertainment venues, where part of the city’s sex economy is deployed, and transformed the ways in which, on the one hand, the inhabitants of Tangier think and party (enjoy the urban nightlife) and, on the other hand, the ways in which sex work is organised and displayed. By looking back at the history and the changes in the sexual geography of Tangier, this article will show how the dynamics of economic and territorial reconfiguring in Tangier have contributed to the redefinition of the commercial practices of prostitution, which were often perceived in atemporal terms and devoid of any historical reference. It aims as well at showing how this has gradually led to the specification of sexual work in order to separate it more clearly from the practices of partying, where sexual and intimate concerns, with no visible economic relationship, are at the forefront of a “clean” and egalitarian nightlife in Tangier. |
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| ISSN: | 1969-248X 2102-6416 |