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September 10, 2025International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS)

Sex Workers Still Human? Reading Dehumanization in Photo-Journalism

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FFFarida FaridaGBGarry BrumadyadistyRPRendy Agung Prakoso

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals visual techniques that dehumanize sex workers, highlighting ethical concerns in representation.

Key Points

  • Findings show that photojournalism often dehumanizes sex workers, stripping away their agency and individuality.
  • A frequent reliance on visual tropes perpetuates stereotypes and reinforces social hierarchies, impacting marginalized communities.
  • The study utilizes semiotic analysis to explore the meaning-making process in photojournalistic representations.
  • Ethical considerations regarding visual narratives remain critically unexamined in portraying vulnerable populations.

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Farida et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c32e54b1d3bfb60f14abhttps://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v4i6.1674
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