Francine Tremblay PhD

Teaching Faculty, Sociology and Anthropology

Status: PhD

Research areas: Marginalised/criminalised Populations Self and Identity. Symbolic Interaction. (Dissertation Title – From Prostitutes to Sex Workers: Transition and Transformation through Collective Action in a Québec Context).

Contact information

Email:

francine.tremblay@concordia.ca

Biography

I have a B.A.Specialisation in Psychology (1978-1984), a B.A. in Applied Social Science(1994-2001) and a M.A. in Sociology (1999-2001) from Concordia University, anda Ph.D from l’UQÀM (2012).

I have been teaching at Concordia University since 2002 and at Carleton University (Ottawa) from 2005-2010 on social issues, such as inequality, social construction of deviance, sexuality, collective action and social movement. Currently as a member of the Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform,I have been involved with different community organisations since 1992. I have been working with Dr. Frances M. Shaver, a founding member of Stella the Montréal organisation by and for sex workers, on different projects since 1999.

Publications

Tremblay, F & Kingsman The Divide Between Lilith's Daughters: ''Lateral Violence Be-tween Sex Workers and the Psycho-Social Impacts (Pending Publication) in Social Sciences 2023

Tremblay, Francine. 2023. Self, Identity and Collective Action .Lanham: Lexington Books

Tremblay, Francine. 2021. Labouring in the Sex Industry: A Conversation with Sex Workers on Consent and Exploitation. Social Sciences 10: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci10030086

Tremblay, Francine. 2020. Organizing for Sex Workers’ Rights in Montréal: Resistance and Advocacy. Lanham: Lexington Books.

Beer, S. & Tremblay, F. (2014). A Canadian Case Study in Power Plays: Rethinking the Politics of Sex Work. Sex Worker Rights Organizations and the Implications of Relying on Government Funding. University of Minnesota Press. Carissa Showden and Samantha Majic Editors.