The location of sex work—both in physical and digital spaces—shapes the experiences of those involved, influences the power dynamics between clients and service providers, and reflects the broader social status of sex work. Studying these spaces, their emergence, and their impact is therefore of great significance.

Zur has investigated the spatial history of sex work in Tel Aviv and continues to examine the physical and digital geographies of sex work. Her research explores how these spaces affect people engaged in sex work, what stories they tell about the city and society, and how they participate in shaping sexuality, femininity, and gender.

Further Reading:

Zur, Hadas (2021). The Emergence of Invisible Sex Work in Tel Aviv: Police, Law, and the Management of Space. Mishpat, Hevra, Tarbut, Tel Aviv University, Vol. 4, pp. 133–164. (Hebrew)

Zur, Hadas (2017). The Tel Baruch Prostitution Zone – A Space of Alternative Morality on the Margins of the Clean City. In T. Amir (Ed.), Tamrurim: Feminism and Space in Israel. Hargol Publishing. (Hebrew)

Zur, Hadas (2017). Do Feminists and Real Estate Entrepreneurs Walk Hand in Hand? On the Unexpected Outcomes of Planning Rulings in Space. Psika Highlights 72 – “Exposed in the Stock Exchange,” following Admin. Appeal 8707/07 Local Planning Committee Ramat Gan v. Yerushalmi. (Hebrew)

Podcasts:

Dreams and Barriers towrds having my own home, voices of Young Women in the Sex trade, Radio HaKatze, ELEM

Voices from the Heart, Radio HaKatze, ELEM in collaboration with Microsoft

Strip club in Ramat Gan, Israel. Photo by Hadas Zur