No, Anora is Not a Good Film About Sex Workers (Ft. Pretty Woman & Belle de Jour)

Pop-culture-loving history professors Lauren and Christine discuss three films about sex workers. Is it really so hard to make a good movie about the world’s oldest profession?

Book links:

Murder of Helen Jewett

https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Helen-Jewett-Patricia-Cline/dp/0679740759/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QXSITL9P8AHO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1piwib8a9EvuEnthmq_q4AIABiYlipZO38yrp9J1qhNhYmzOIiv4FYxf-5fSBqZ3cuRiaiMdWjrEg_J8uX_MORG3uf430nxd_MwdT0hpwBK2FkoohKSsgAnFSGfBKtx6.G-bOUX610gAuhOaXM1_81r5XesxmfQ6DmFgD0gHGmzs&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+murder+of+helen+jewett&qid=1743378804&sprefix=Helen+Jewett%2Caps%2C8199&sr=8-1

Trying Neiara

https://www.amazon.com/Trying-Neaira-Courtesans-Scandalous-Ancient/dp/0300094310?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bgBN1VY33MxTLLYU6vDJzHRK8ZbFtaHXSwjTNKv9AhkpotErhhn0NS3UIwLZRdHtKwi7jQlTxtT-geSCeUh_2Ouanx5885DK9PnxarofxbSJTZT6_w1euIACB4-wn0kNDaOaUuAHzEamDlyDIFs-mcU2f4QRgfHLdeEcsDeLfAZhJUmI9sGxdyqr23BOBS6M.c8yAJk3ECGlT1ksTPRr0Oc5-K5FPwJZ8866WdpSsGH8&dib_tag=AUTHOR