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Tuulia Law
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Associate Professor
Teaching Stream
Criminology (CRIM)
On Sabbatical (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
Office: 738 Ross Building South
Phone: (416)736-2100 Ext: 44522
Email: tlaw@yorku.ca
Media Requests Welcome
Accepting New Graduate Students
A key focus of my research and teaching is the interplay of gender norms with legal and social governance of sexual conduct. In this broad area, I am currently undertaking interview-based research about students' application of anti-sexual-violence education in sexual interactions. I also continue to research and work with community partners in the sex industry; my research in this area touches on labour relations and working conditions, management, the performance of gender, class and race.
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Degrees
Doctorate of Philosophy, Criminology, University of OttawaMaster of Arts, Women's Studies, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
Intersectional gendered violence; sexual assault on campus; sex work and sex industry management; criminalized masculinities.
Books
Publication
Year
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Law, T., B. Mario, and C. Bruckert. (2020). Unruly women in neoliberal times: Still bad, mad, and sluts. In C. Côté-Lussier, D. Moffette, and J. Piché (Eds.), Contemporary criminological issues: Moving beyond insecurity and exclusion. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.
2020
Gillies, K., E. Lam, T. Law, A. Sterling, and E. van der Meulen. (2019). Understanding the work in sex work: Canadian contexts. In L. Nichols (Ed.), Women, gender and work. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
2019
Bruckert, C. and T. Law. (2018). The business of sex business: Third parties in the incall/outcall sector. In C. Bruckert and C. Parent (Eds.), Getting past ‘the pimp’: Management in the sex industry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2018
Law, T. (2018). Third parties and the employment relationship: The erotic dance sector in Ontario. In C. Bruckert and C. Parent (Eds.), Getting past ‘the pimp’: Management in the sex industry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2018
Law, T. and C. Bruckert. (2016). The surveillance web: Surveillance, risk and resistance in Ontario strip clubs. In E. van der Meulen and R. Heynen (Eds.), Expanding the Gaze: Gender and the Politics of Surveillance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2016
Law, T. (2013). Transitioning out of sex work: Exploring sex workers’ experiences and perspectives. In E. Durisin, E. van der Meulen and V. Love (Eds.), Selling sex: Experience, advocacy, and research on sex work in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
2013
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Law, T. (2021). A different kind of risky business: Men who manage men in the sex industry. Sexualities, 13634607211026312.
2021
Law, T. (2020). His reputation precedes him: Examining the construction and management of the pimp in strip clubs. Deviant Behavior, 41(1), 103-117.
2020
Law, T., and M. Raguparan. (2020). “It’s a puzzle you have to do every night”: Performing creative problem solving at work in the indoor Canadian sex industry. Work, Employment and Society, 34(3), 424-440.
2020
Law, T. (2016). Dirty work and theoretical disorder: Towards a cohesive analysis of stigmatized organizations. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies, 11(1), 1-11.
2016
Law, T. (2015). Licensed or licentious? Examining regulatory discussions of stripping in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 30(1), 31-50.
2015
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOSC3654 3.0 | A | The Politics of Crime Prevention | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOSC3657 3.0 | M | Youth Crime | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/SOSC4667 6.0 | A | Criminology placement course | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/CRIM4662 6.0 | A | Criminal Justice Policy | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/CRIM4663 6.0 | A | Critical Victimology | SEMR |
A key focus of my research and teaching is the interplay of gender norms with legal and social governance of sexual conduct. In this broad area, I am currently undertaking interview-based research about students' application of anti-sexual-violence education in sexual interactions. I also continue to research and work with community partners in the sex industry; my research in this area touches on labour relations and working conditions, management, the performance of gender, class and race.
Degrees
Doctorate of Philosophy, Criminology, University of OttawaMaster of Arts, Women's Studies, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
Intersectional gendered violence; sexual assault on campus; sex work and sex industry management; criminalized masculinities.
All Publications
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Law, T., B. Mario, and C. Bruckert. (2020). Unruly women in neoliberal times: Still bad, mad, and sluts. In C. Côté-Lussier, D. Moffette, and J. Piché (Eds.), Contemporary criminological issues: Moving beyond insecurity and exclusion. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.
2020
Gillies, K., E. Lam, T. Law, A. Sterling, and E. van der Meulen. (2019). Understanding the work in sex work: Canadian contexts. In L. Nichols (Ed.), Women, gender and work. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
2019
Bruckert, C. and T. Law. (2018). The business of sex business: Third parties in the incall/outcall sector. In C. Bruckert and C. Parent (Eds.), Getting past ‘the pimp’: Management in the sex industry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2018
Law, T. (2018). Third parties and the employment relationship: The erotic dance sector in Ontario. In C. Bruckert and C. Parent (Eds.), Getting past ‘the pimp’: Management in the sex industry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2018
Law, T. and C. Bruckert. (2016). The surveillance web: Surveillance, risk and resistance in Ontario strip clubs. In E. van der Meulen and R. Heynen (Eds.), Expanding the Gaze: Gender and the Politics of Surveillance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
2016
Law, T. (2013). Transitioning out of sex work: Exploring sex workers’ experiences and perspectives. In E. Durisin, E. van der Meulen and V. Love (Eds.), Selling sex: Experience, advocacy, and research on sex work in Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press.
2013
Books
Publication
Year
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Law, T. (2021). A different kind of risky business: Men who manage men in the sex industry. Sexualities, 13634607211026312.
2021
Law, T. (2020). His reputation precedes him: Examining the construction and management of the pimp in strip clubs. Deviant Behavior, 41(1), 103-117.
2020
Law, T., and M. Raguparan. (2020). “It’s a puzzle you have to do every night”: Performing creative problem solving at work in the indoor Canadian sex industry. Work, Employment and Society, 34(3), 424-440.
2020
Law, T. (2016). Dirty work and theoretical disorder: Towards a cohesive analysis of stigmatized organizations. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies, 11(1), 1-11.
2016
Law, T. (2015). Licensed or licentious? Examining regulatory discussions of stripping in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, 30(1), 31-50.
2015
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOSC3654 3.0 | A | The Politics of Crime Prevention | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOSC3657 3.0 | M | Youth Crime | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/SOSC4667 6.0 | A | Criminology placement course | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/CRIM4662 6.0 | A | Criminal Justice Policy | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/CRIM4663 6.0 | A | Critical Victimology | SEMR |
