I am always happy to speak to audiences interested in deepening their understanding of sexual commerce and sex work; gender, racial and economic justice; labor and urban politics; and LGBTQ and feminist history! Some recent engagements include:
I have presented my academic research at the annual meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association, American Historical Association, and Oral History Association, among other venues.
- “Sex Worker Social Movements,” St. Olaf College
- “Sex Worker Social Movements,” Minnesota State-University- Moorhead
- “Sex Worker Social Movements,” Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
- “Sex Worker Social Movements: Local Perspectives,” Minneapolis College of Art & Design
- “Regulation and Reality of Erotic Dance in Minneapolis,” Weisman Art Museum
- “Pink-Slipped: Displaced Sex Workers in Post-Industrial Cities,” University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
I have presented my academic research at the annual meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association, American Historical Association, and Oral History Association, among other venues.
Selected Media and Quoted Interviews
Novara Media, "On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests"
Chicago Reader, "We're not always treated like people"
Autostraddle, “COVID-19 Is Laying Bare the Vulnerabilities of Sex Workers, So Often Canaries in the Coalmine”
Labor History Today, “Sex Worker’s Outreach Project makes history in Minneapolis”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, “New ordinance would protect adult entertainers from workplace exploitation, unsanitary conditions”
Minnesota Public Radio News, “Mpls officials consider safety regulations for adult entertainment workers”
Peepshow Podcast, “Jayne Swift on the Lusty Lady”
Novara Media, "On the Streets of Minneapolis, the Labour Movement is Supporting the Protests"
Chicago Reader, "We're not always treated like people"
Autostraddle, “COVID-19 Is Laying Bare the Vulnerabilities of Sex Workers, So Often Canaries in the Coalmine”
Labor History Today, “Sex Worker’s Outreach Project makes history in Minneapolis”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, “New ordinance would protect adult entertainers from workplace exploitation, unsanitary conditions”
Minnesota Public Radio News, “Mpls officials consider safety regulations for adult entertainment workers”
Peepshow Podcast, “Jayne Swift on the Lusty Lady”